Being from north-western Canada I really don't have much experience with 'history'. Canada is a very young country and we just don't have 'old stuff'! At least not in the west and especially the north. Granada was established by the Spanish in 1524 and it's been in the same spot ever since. It is a city built on conquest and many battles. Virtually nothing remains of the indigenous people of the area.
We also notice a fair bit of infrastructure work in the neighbourhoods just a couple of blocks off the central park...new water/sewer lines being installed under the streets. This is something that really got my attention. Most of the roads are built with interlocking pavers instead of pavement or cobblestones. They look really nice and they are very easy to walk on but another bonus is the ease of construction. The pavers are lifted by hand and stacked. The road base is dug up and the pipes are replaced, the trenches are filled and the pavers are set back in place by hand. No waiting for big, expensive paving equipment. Kind of genius! I must be the daughter of an engineer! I visit the world famous historical city of Granada and then go on about the road building techniques!