Cardenenses" and their ancestors built a small village on Cárdenas Bay into a prosperous and progressive city. <br />
The city has suffered mercilessly during the Castro years. Not many can afford a vehicle.<br />
The Avenues once teeming with commercial activity and automobiles have become silent, giving the city an erie quiet appearance except for the passing of occasional bicycles or horse-drawn carts, and more recently, the advent of the taxi.