Las Palmas, a site that
welcomes everyone with life and kindness
Whenever I have to
choose a place to visit, I always think of the natural richness, the people,
the tourist attractiveness and the accessibility to travel without problems to
places where food is easily available at a good price. I found all these things
in my trip to Las Palmas.
In Las Palmas town, there is a small transport
terminal opposite to the Catholic Church, which is situated beside the park.
There inside the terminal is a small, cozy restaurant which has a very good
view, it offers excellent customer services and serves delicious meals on good
rates to all its customers.
The vegetation of the place is abundant, sumptuous and good
to the eyes. Especially in the morning
You can see steep hills with clouds like cotton balls
hovering on the sky and with a not so dense fog that makes the place more
attractive and to some extent magical.
The forest is tropical-humid with a great kind of trees that form that
spectacular scenario of liveliness which makes anyone belong to it. The temperature
is cool, it is ideal for those who can’t stand the heat and prefer to be in
touch with nature in a comfortable ambience at a perfect temperature.
Its culture is diverse and kind, as you can see people from
different parts of the country, from other countries and of many aboriginal
backgrounds who still wear their distinctive cloths that are confectioned by
them.
Town’s layout
The town’s layout is very simple, fresh, somewhat antique,
but with some touches of sophistication. There you can see buildings that tell
their history and express the cultural idiosyncrasies of its people. The streets
are in good conditions. The network system is very strong so
the internet and cellular connections are easy to get. It also has public phone
booths everywhere. The town also has a
police sub-station, a small pharmacy, a mail office, etc. The town still conserves the Spanish design in
most of its buildings and houses as shown in the picture above. 
I took advantage of the
great panorama, as I took as many pictures and asked as many questions I could to
learn a bit more of the place. Actually the national environmental authority
and locals are mutually protecting the area. They have a program to plant
trees, clean the river areas and teach people of the importance of taking care
of places like this. They also teach students on the tourist significance of
the place and how they can work together to keep it as it is. Before, the site did not have paved streets;
as a result it was really inaccessible and barely known. Today due to the joint
efforts of the town’s inhabitants the tourist place has streets in good
conditions.
To me, the most
interesting part of this trip was how the people of Las Palmas Town have
managed to keep the city maintained without poverty becoming a hurdle.
