in santa clara's center is a park (parque vidal) and it is laid on an entire square block. in the park there is a statue of marta abreu, a person much loved by the people of santa clara. bordering the park is the santa clara libre (formerly the santa clara hilton), "gran hotel", teatro de la caridad (a national monument of cuba.), the plaza del mercado central, the former city hall and the colonia española de santa clara center of dance, offers the most attractive and unique traditional customs of hinterland cuba.