Cigarras Park

A neighbourhood park in Real de Minas

Parque de Las Cigarras is a public green space in Bucaramanga, Colombia, associated with the Real de Minas area. It is not a monument designed around a single historic event; its appeal is more everyday and local, offering a place to pause amid the city’s streets and neighbourhood life. That distinction matters to a visitor: the park is best approached as an urban stop for a walk, a rest or a look at community landscaping, not as a major ticketed attraction with a formal visitor circuit. The municipal information reviewed does not provide a current visitor timetable or entrance fee.

The park’s name—“Cicadas Park” in English—evokes the familiar sound of insects, but the city’s recent descriptions focus on planted areas and public-space care rather than a documented natural-history interpretation. Bucaramanga’s municipality identifies it as one of the local parks receiving attention from public agencies. If you are exploring Real de Minas, it can add a neighbourhood-scale pause to a wider day around the city, especially when you want to see how public spaces are used beyond the central tourist landmarks.

What changed in the 2026 renewal

In a municipal report published on May 9, 2026, Bucaramanga said the city and its public-cleaning company, EMAB, carried out a greening intervention at Las Cigarras. The report described planting around 3,500 specimens across three species—agaves, yellow shrimp plant and ruellia—and restoring about 3,500 square metres of grass. The city framed the work as part of a wider effort to recover parks and make Bucaramanga greener. These figures refer to the reported intervention, not a permanent count of plants or a promise that every newly planted area will remain unchanged.

The municipality also asked the public to help protect the work: avoid crossing the tape placed around green zones and pick up pet waste. Those instructions are practical clues for visitors. Newly restored planting needs time to establish, and crossing barriers can damage it before it matures. Treat any temporary ropes, signs or fenced beds as active maintenance areas, keep dogs under control and use paths where available. The 2026 announcement is a snapshot of a specific improvement project; it should not be confused with a full inventory of facilities or a guarantee that the park has a staffed service point.

Earlier amenities and what to check on arrival

A separate municipal account of earlier work described modernized public lighting and referred to exercise equipment, a fountain, paths and landscaped areas at the park. That report is useful historical context, but it does not confirm that every feature is currently working, open or maintained in the same condition. On arrival, look for current city notices and observe which spaces are open. If you are planning around the exercise equipment or fountain specifically, contact the Bucaramanga public-space or parks office first rather than relying on a years-old article or a photograph posted by a visitor.

No reliable current opening hours, admission price, toilets, accessibility specification or event calendar were confirmed in the municipal pages reviewed for this guide. As a city park, Las Cigarras may be a straightforward outdoor stop, but that does not establish that it is open at all hours or that every facility is available. Check local signage and municipal channels shortly before visiting, particularly if you are travelling with children, need step-free paths or expect to use a particular amenity. The city’s public-space office also discusses coordination and services in Bucaramanga parks, making it a sensible contact for questions about maintenance or programmed use.

How to make a short visit worthwhile

Give the park a modest place in your itinerary. Visit in daylight, take a walk along the paths that are open, and use the planting beds as a way to notice Bucaramanga’s current approach to neighbourhood landscaping. The municipality’s 2026 planting report names agaves, yellow shrimp plant and ruellia; it does not present the site as a botanical garden with labelled collections, so avoid expecting interpretation panels or guided tours. A short pause can still be rewarding if you are interested in ordinary city life and in how a local government maintains shared outdoor space.

For a responsible outing, stay on designated routes, keep the renewed lawn and planted zones intact, and leave the site clean. Do not infer a park’s safety, services or accessibility from a promotional update alone; consult current local advice and use the area in accordance with posted guidance. Las Cigarras is most interesting when read as an evolving neighbourhood park: earlier lighting and amenity work, followed by the documented 2026 greening effort, show public space being maintained over time. The result is not a grand historic attraction, but a useful glimpse of the green spaces residents share—and a gentle reminder that their condition depends on everyday care.