
{"id":330959,"date":"2025-11-12T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=330959"},"modified":"2025-11-12T07:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:05:55","slug":"luz-oficios-and-a-historic-triangle-on-avenida-del-puerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/luz-oficios-and-a-historic-triangle-on-avenida-del-puerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Luz, Oficios and a historic triangle on Avenida del Puerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just a few meters from the bay, in one of the most picturesque and bustling areas of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/la-habana-vieja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Old Havana<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Luz and\u00a0Oficios\u00a0streets form a unique urban triangle with\u00a0Avenida del Puerto.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There, Aracelio Iglesias Park is\u00a0located\u00a0today, paying homage to the port leader assassinated on the Havana docks in 1948. However, due to its history and present-day significance, this site is much more than just a place for pedestrians to rest or for residents and tourists to pass through.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Aracelio-Iglesias_Otm_1.jpg\" alt=\"Aracelio Iglesias Park, where the Mascotte Hotel once stood, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aracelio Iglesias Park, where the Mascotte Hotel once stood, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_7.jpg\" alt=\"In the background, the former residence of the Counts of Casa Barreto, on the corner of Luz and\u00a0Oficios\u00a0streets in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the background, the former residence of the Counts of Casa Barreto, on the corner of Luz and Oficios streets in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the intersection of Luz,\u00a0Oficios\u00a0and Acosta streets\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the other street bordering one of the triangle\u2019s vertices\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/culturacubana.net\/5-7-coliseo-primer-edificio-teatral-cubano-erigido-en-el-siglo-xviii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coliseo\u00a0Theater\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was built more than two centuries ago, the first building constructed on the island to host theater\u00a0and opera performances.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The stage\u00a0for the most important productions of the era, although fragile and with a wooden interior, it\u00a0opened its doors in 1775 and stood for about 13 years, when it had to close due to its dilapidated state. It reopened in 1803, repaired and under the name El Principal, which it\u00a0retained\u00a0until a hurricane in 1846 brought its story to an end.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Site where the\u00a0Coliseo\u00a0or Principal Theater stood in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site where the\u00a0Coliseo\u00a0or Principal Theater stood in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Calle-Oficio_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Oficios\u00a0Street, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oficios Street, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fotosdlahabana.com\/hotel-mascotte-hotel-luz-habana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mascotte Hotel<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also stood at the intersection of Luz and\u00a0Oficios\u00a0streets. It was formerly the luxurious residence of the Luz family, of Portuguese origin, after whom the street was named. In the mid-19th century, its new owners decided to convert the building into a hotel, taking advantage of its prime location near the port and Havana Bay.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The establishment would later be called the Luz\u00a0Hotel, like the street itself, and remained in operation until shortly after 1959. Afterward, the building suffered deterioration and neglect, which transformed it first into a vacant lot and then into the park it is today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_3.jpg\" alt=\"Building in the vicinity of the former Mascotte Hotel, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building in the vicinity of the former Mascotte Hotel, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Parque_otm_1.jpg\" alt=\"A man walks on the site where the Mascotte Hotel once stood, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man walks on the site where the Mascotte Hotel once stood, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aracelio Iglesias Park is the heart of the triangle. There, in addition to benches, lampposts, trees and ornamental plants,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0also a bust of the port leader, a statue of Archbishop Makarios III, the first president of Cyprus, and other commemorative elements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Its surroundings are equally\u00a0well-known. Nearby is the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/articulos-revista\/por-la-alameda-de-paula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alameda de Paula<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the first seaside promenade in the Cuban capital; and on the other side stands the so-called\u00a0Emboque\u00a0de Luz, the arrival and departure point for the famous\u00a0Regla and Casablanca\u00a0ferries. Also close are the\u00a0Armadores\u00a0de Santander\u00a0Hotel, the port customs\u00a0house\u00a0and other historic buildings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Photojournalist\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/author\/otmarorodriguez1\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0traveled there, and this Sunday, through his photographs, he reveals the present-day beauty of this unique triangle in the Cuban capital.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Santander_otm_1.jpg\" alt=\"Armadores\u00a0de Santander\u00a0Hotel, on the corner of Luz Street and Avenida del Puerto, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armadores\u00a0de Santander\u00a0Hotel, on the corner of Luz Street and Avenida del Puerto, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_8.jpg\" alt=\"Aracelio Iglesias Park as it appears today, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aracelio Iglesias Park as it appears today, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_6.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Archbishop Makarios III, President of the Republic of Cyprus, in Aracelio Iglesias Park, Old Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue of Archbishop Makarios III, President of the Republic of Cyprus, in Aracelio Iglesias Park, Old Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Emboque-de-Luz_Otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Start\u00a0of\u00a0Luz\u00a0Street, near Aracelio Iglesias Park, Old Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start\u00a0of\u00a0Luz\u00a0Street, near Aracelio Iglesias Park, Old Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_2.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda de Paula,\u00a0near\u00a0Aracelio\u00a0Iglesias Park, Old\u00a0Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alameda de Paula,\u00a0near\u00a0Aracelio\u00a0Iglesias Park, Old\u00a0Havana.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Real-Habana_Otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Former port customs building, where the Real Aduana\u00a0Hotel\u00a0is being built, Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former port customs building, where the Real Aduana\u00a0Hotel\u00a0is being built, Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vivienda_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Dwellings\u00a0on Luz Street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dwellings\u00a0on Luz Street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habana_otma_5.jpg\" alt=\"Building on\u00a0Oficios\u00a0Street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building on\u00a0Oficios\u00a0Street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The site where Aracelio Iglesias Park is located today has a long history and a well-known environment within the Cuban capital. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3134,"featured_media":330964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13902],"tags":[19256,540,35058],"ppma_author":[33546],"class_list":["post-330959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba","tag-featured","tag-old-havana","tag-photo-essay-havana"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Luz, Oficios and a historic triangle on Avenida del Puerto | OnCubaNews English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just a 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