March 7, 2017 - Trompillo Park

Trompillo Park

Near my house is the Alameda de Trompillo, a park that stretches several blocks along the Avenida el Trompillo, which is part of the busy Second Ring.  I have been there maybe three or four times.  It is not far from my house, in fact, about 6 blocks away.  To get there I have to walk across the busy Second Ring, so I tend to go to the quieter places in my immediate neighborhood.

The Trompillo Airport is just on the other side of the park.  From the park, you can see many of the hangers of private airplanes.  The Trompillo is the Air Force’s airport.  There is one airline that flies out of it, but I see maybe one flight leaving and one flight arriving every day.  Lots of small private planes though, and sometimes military jets.

Being that it is a military airport, the park is dedicated to the military.  Most parks in Santa Cruz have a statue of an important man, but not the Trompillo.

When entering from the Santos Dumont end of the park, the first thing you encounter is a helicopter.  The windows have been broken out and replaced with what looks like painted cardboard, but it is a helicopter.  There is no sign explaining why it is there, but still it is cool.

There is a long avenue about four blocks long, lined with bougainvilleas and palms.  There are three fountains along that walk, but I’ve never seen them activated.  In the middle it is lined with around three dozen flag poles, all displaying the green and white flag of Santa Cruz.  They are as patriotic for their state here in Santa Cruz as any Texan.

Toward the opposite end, approaching Avenida Argentina is tank and a small fighter jet.  Every time I have been there, children were climbing all over the tank.  Little boys everywhere dream of being a soldier.

Walk another block and you come to the Madre India, one of my favorite statues in Santa Cruz.

It is just another park, one of the many beautiful parks across Santa Cruz.

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