Trinidad is no doubt a beautiful historic and iconic city with with cobble stone streets, pastel colored buildings, with vintage American cars parked in the most photogenic fashion, anyone can take a photo with any kind of camera and still have a great shot. Trinidad does have its share of tourism but it is no Prague or Rome. You can walk the streets as a tourist and still be among the large swarm of locals roaming the streets. With all the talk about how touristy the city is, it does rank one of few cities I’ve traveled to that carries a stronger essence of local culture despite the tourism. I like this, I like this a lot!
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I couldn’t resist taking photos of just about everything. The endless horizon of the beautiful streets, vintage cars, horse drawn wagons and carts, cobble stone streets, and historic town square. As obvious as this may be, It doesn’t seem like anyone has a schedule during the day. Come nighttime, the sounds of cars dissipate and the sounds of salsa take over. Much of the streets outside of the common tourist areas are fairly quiet with locals hanging in the streets, watching TV with their doors open, or walking around drinking. But closer to the city center is nothing but sounds of Spanish Caribbean and reggaeton vibes and banks playing and singing salsa jams. Not to forget the “salseros” getting down to some authentic Cuban salsa. Wednesday night is unfortunately as big of a party night for locals and tourists alike. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any vibes.
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Trinidad itself is an awesome city. But what really makes it such a gem, is that it is smacked right in between two different geographic locations. What is better than a piece of history 10 minutes from the beach and about 15 to the local mountains. You have the option of hanging out in the streets, taking a relaxing break on the beach, and taking a hike to the El Nicho waterfalls all in one place. All in all, considering having only 2 day accumulated in Trinidad, its is beyond worth the time and effort spent.
