By saavedraa on Skatehive
English version When I visited Marigüitar, as the bus drove along the main road, I noticed a street called Calle Comercio near the main square, and I immediately associated it with the one in Cumana, just a few meters from Plaza Bolivar. Thus, both the city and the town have landmarks bearing the same name that reflect their history, customs, and traditions. In Marigüitar, Calle Comercio bears this name because during the colonial era, the area was the center of commercial activity, a role it gradually lost when a fishing port and a well-known food processing plant were established. However, as part of the Historic District, the name has been retained to this day. The architecture of the past still stands today, with colonial facades featuring their distinctive wooden doors. As I walked through the area, I couldn’t help but imagine what commerce must have been like here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the country was still in its infancy. Fish, cocoa, cassava, tobacco,