By ramisey on Skatehive
English version The historic center of the city of Cumana has always been a cultural and artistic landmark because it still preserves much of what the transition from a colonial town to a city meant. Wattle-and-daub houses with wooden roofs, old façades, the San Antonio de la Eminencia castle, the Ramos Sucre House, the Basilica of Santa Ines, The scorpion alley, and other centuries-old symbols still remain in place. During the holiday season, on the occasion of the Nights of Yesteryear and the events scheduled to celebrate Christmas, several local artists gathered to use the walls as canvases and create colorful murals that contributed to beautifying the place. There were several reasons for this, notably the traditions, customs, beliefs, famous people, and ethnic and cultural diversity of the people of Sucre. This initiative breathed new life into the area, a process similar to an update, because although the buildings remained the same, the design and colors that bring the local orn