The Cats of Parque Kennedy

A fixture in Miraflores' main park, Parque Kennedy (all of it is usually called that, even though only the westernmost portion of it is dedicated to John F. Kennedy - the rest of it is actually the Parque Central), besides the nightly antiques and craft market, traditional dessert vendors, and local characters, is the ubiquitous presence of numerous cats.

Some years ago people stared abandoning their unwanted cats in the park. Kindhearted souls in Miraflores started feeding the animals, and they multiplied. People, even in other districts, saw this and started viewing the park as a safe place to deposit unwanted kittens and to relocate captured strays.   Thus the park's feline population expanded.

 The Miraflores municipal administration,  A group of neighbors (see comment below) meanwhile, started capturing the strays, giving them check-ups, immunizing them, and sterilizing them, before returning them to the park.   However, as more kept appearing, it has been made illegal to abandon house cats in the park.

Nonetheless, there seem to be more cats than ever, and they are everywhere -even in the trees- and are themselves one of the district's attractions for many people.