Columbus Park (Parque Colon)

Columbus Park is the center of the colonial area and the heart of cultural and political life since the arrival of the Spanish to the island. This lively square is filled with cafes and meeting places for tourists, citizens, vendors, shoeshiners, tour guides, taxi drivers and tourist police. The square is paved and has several gardens with leafy trees, under which there are benches to sit and watch the movement of the local people and the many birds that fly over the square. With luck, you could see a street musical performance. It is surrounded by important buildings such as the Cathedral of America, the Amber Museum, the Cohiba Cigar Factory, the old Palace Hall or Cabildo, the Borgellá Palace ...