The poor quality of Cuba’s infrastructure is widely known, as the region struggles economically. As a result of a low budget and lack of workers, one of the pieces of the country’s infrastructure that suffers the most is the roads.

Without regular maintenance, a majority of the country’s roads are cracking, crumbling, and caving in on itself. In Havana, an El Cerro neighborhood saw extensive damage to a main road after several plumbing pipes underneath the street burst, causing a massive sinkhole.

The sinkhole was open for months, making it incredibly dangerous to walk and drive on. Eventually, the pipes that caused the sinkhole were sealed and repaired, but the sinkhole was left unfilled.

As Inside Edition phrases it, the decision to leave the sinkhole open to compromise a road is an unfortunately excellent example of the country’s lack of funding.

Three years later, locals took care of the sinkhole themselves

As Jeff Goldblum’s Jurassic Park character Ian Malcolm says, nature, uh, definitely found a way and took over the pothole. Locals noticed a plantain tree growing (and thriving) from the sinkhole and began to fill it with dirt.

Once full, neighbors began planting other herbs, fruit trees, and vegetables in the sinkhole to create a community garden. Others have even placed decorations and rocks around the garden to make it more of an art piece than a symbol of a breaking economy.

“We want [the government] to come and pave the street since it was always a beautiful street, but a plantain tree bears fruit,” said resident Jose Antonio Fleitas, whose home is directly in front of the sinkhole. “But it’s also smart to take advantage of the tree because food is very expensive.”

Commenters made light of the situation, too

Viewers of the Inside Edition’s YouTube video of the story were as lighthearted as the Havana locals who turned something dangerous into something fruitful.

“Now that’s what I call street food,” wrote a viewer.

Another said the video may hurt the locals too, depending on who sees it.

“Don’t let the government there know you’re getting free food,” wrote another.

Someone else wrote they were inspired to take advantage of a pothole on their street.

“Not me eyeing the potholes in America with new interest now,” they wrote.