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PhotoFeed Contest - Cityscape Photography Round 174 (Eng | Spanish)

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Published: 21 Jun 2026 › Updated: 21 Jun 2026PhotoFeed Contest - Cityscape Photography Round 174 (Eng | Spanish)

PhotoFeed Contest - Cityscape Photography Round 174 (Eng | Spanish)

In some of our cities, very old buildings survive as monuments—sometimes still standing, other times reduced to ruins. They form part of the city’s historical and cultural memory and are a special attraction for residents and visitors alike. In many cases, these are fortresses (also called castles, though they are not necessarily so) from the colonial era, at least in the case of Latin America.

In Cumaná, we have two very important ones: the Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia, located on a high hill from which the entire city can be seen; the Castillo de Santa María de la Cabeza, a fortification built in the 17th century, is situated next to the Minor Basilica of Santa Inés, in the heart of Cumaná’s historic district, and was once the residence of governors and a military garrison. All that remains are its walls and the chapel at its center. Everything else was destroyed by the earthquakes that have struck this oldest city.

The photos I’m posting here, taken recently, show some of those ruins.

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My entry

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(Spanish version)

En algunas de nuestras ciudades perviven como monumentos regularmente en pie, unas veces; otras, solo ruinas, edificaciones muy antiguas. Ellas constituyen parte de la memoria histórica y cultural de la ciudad, y un atractivo particular para habitantes y visitantes. En muchos casos, son fortalezas (también llamados castillos, pero no necesariamente lo son) de la época colonial, en el caso de América Latina.

En Cumaná, tenemos dos muy importantes: el Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia, ubicado en una loma alta desde donde se divisa toda la ciudad; el Castillo de Santa María de la Cabeza, fortificación construida en el siglo XVII, está situada al lado de la Basílica Menor de Santa Inés, en el corazón del casco histórico de Cumaná, y fuera residencia de gobernadores y guarnición militar. De ella quedan muros y la ermita que está en su centro. Todo lo demás fue destruido por terremotos que han azotado a la ciudad primogénita.

De parte de esos restos son las fotos que publico aquí, hechas recientemente.


Thank you for attention. | Gracias por su atención.

The photos were taken with a Kodak CD82 camera |Las fotos se hicieron con una cámara Kodak CD82

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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