The timing of the opening of the Boulevard
Cemetery was
April 19. Date homeland, civil genetics - "the first step towards independence" - that this government is determined to become another military exploits. But if we compare this conclusion
: creating a public space, musical performances, jugglers, dance and sale of indigenous crafts, with erection forced
missile that rojinegro in the Plaza del Venezolano c which took place on the same date last year, we won! The fact is that I invited several friends, all lovers and students of our city-a visit this new public space that had postponed its release in April 2010.
I do not know where to begin to describe my disappointment. Perhaps what I am saddened when I walk in Caracas: the trash. Two days before the opening of brand new Boulevard
César Rengifo the bags of all types of waste are piled on each side of the few deposits that the municipality of Libertador, promoter and executor of this public work, ordered to do so. Bad sign.
walk on the pavement with little company recently opened and closed businesses. It is Holy Thursday. Santamaria on foil striated gray highlights ... I do not know what to call, "paintings? "Scenes? alluding to characters, heroes, martyrs, military!
Miranda, Bolivar, Marino, Sucre, El Che ... Juana La Av anzadora ... Battles, deeds, all the military imagery in bright colors and gold epaulets. Spirited horses led by riders asymmetrical eyes and lance in hand covering stores, closed tight, in the XXI century. In one case, only outperformed the outline. A few strokes of white paint the portrait foreshadowed there would arise. I gather that outlined who dominates the subject but those completing these tables heroic. The result is coarser when compared with the reproductions of the master Rengifo them ahead. However, when the shops are open these drawings will be hidden behind the merchandise. It remains an irony: "savage capitalism" will hide the heroic. Del
-pointed furniture Rafael, height exceeded in several inches, suitable for rest as the most elementary rules of ergonomics. The boxes display a green gate similar to that between the boulevard from the street that accompanies him on his journey of ten blocks. Some full color posters up leader-just in case anyone thinks that this is not a very creative work of the XXI Century Bolivarian Socialism "given the nod by the sign of" firm "straining his left hand. Wires hang from makeshift, perhaps due to haste themselves above all the opening ceremony.
Along the way you discover some facades whose nobility should be highlighted because it has withstood the test of time and abuse of the occupants. My desire, outside bars, awnings, metal and other urban Arrebiatadas all ugly, but in general
this area, where most of the buildings does not exceed three floors, is ideal to undertake a serious re-densification process . Stores up and down housing would generate a significant change in an area of \u200b\u200bour city that already has some services, a pattern established, a road and a new public space with potential to improve to be occupied by a larger number of neighbors.
The time to leave the marked Omar, alert to the sound of a motorcycle which had done a second time to Charles, or rather, his camera was recording every one of these urban images.
Cemetery, traditional notorious slum of Caracas, deserves much more than this boulevard fragile edges and neglect in the details. Or do we set the bar too low?
Photo: CARLOS QUINTANA
