After more than 12 years without visiting this city on the eastern Venezuelan coast, I was able to tour and see part of its colorful historic center, largely because the work I did was located in that area of the city.
Which I was very grateful for, since it allowed me to see some of the emblematic streets and houses found in this area.
I was struck by how well preserved some buildings in the historic center were, and I was also able to see that many of those houses are still inhabited as family homes.
Something that is not always possible to see in other places I have visited, where the houses in the historic center end up becoming commercial or institutional establishments.
This particularity gives a special charm to Cumaná, where the architectural heritage remains alive and in use, preserving the essence of a city with deep historical roots.
I liked walking through its streets and talking to the common people, always very informed about anything I thought of asking, from an address or gastronomic recommendation, to some detail of local history, always demonstrating their regional pride with extensive knowledge of his heritage.
Cumaná is a land of musicians, intellectuals and poets. Something that is obvious and that was recurrent at the fair in which I participated.
And already moved, I enjoyed very interesting forums and conversations about that historic city and some of its most notable characters.
I, a lover of history, could only fully enjoy the abundance of the most diverse talents and hospitality that the Cumanese people have, leaving me captivated by their city and wanting to return soon.
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Casco histórico de Cumaná.
Después de más de 12 años sin visitar esta ciudad de la costa oriental venezolana, pude recorrer y conocer parte de su colorido casco histórico, en gran parte porque el trabajo que realizaba estaba ubicado en esa zona de la ciudad.
Lo que agradecí mucho, ya que me permitió conocer algunas de las emblemáticas calles y casas que se encuentran en esta zona.
Me llamó la atención lo bien conservado de algunas construcciones del casco histórico, y además pude apreciar que muchas de esas casas aún son habitadas como viviendas familiares.
Algo que no siempre es posible ver en otros lugares que he visitado, donde las casas del centro histórico terminan convirtiéndose en establecimientos comerciales o institucionales.
Esta particularidad le otorga un encanto especial a Cumaná, donde el patrimonio arquitectónico se mantiene vivo y en uso, preservando la esencia de una ciudad con profundas raíces históricas.
Me gustó caminar por sus calles y hablar con la gente común, siempre muy informados sobre cualquier cosa que se me ocurriera preguntar, desde una dirección o recomendación gastronómica, hasta algún detalle de la historia local, demostrando siempre su orgulloso regional con un amplio conocimiento de su patrimonio.
Cumaná es tierra de músicos, intelectuales y poetas. Algo que salta a la vista y que fue recurrente en la feria en la que participaba.
Y ya conmovido, disfruté de foros y conversaciones muy interesantes sobre esa histórica ciudad y algunos de sus personajes más notables.
Yo, amante de la historia, no pude más que disfrutar en plenitud ese derroche de los más diversos talentos y hospitalidad que tiene el pueblo cumanés, dejándome cautivado por su ciudad y con ganas de volver pronto.
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