Parque América
Park in Polanco, Mexico City
19°26′02″N 99°11′47″W / 19.43397°N 99.1965°W / 19.43397; -99.1965 Parque América is located in Mexico City's Polanco neighborhood.[1] It hosts a bust of Pedro Domingo Murillo that was gifted by the government of Bolivia.[2] A statue of Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary International, is installed in the park.[3]
The Monument to Christopher Columbus was expected to be placed in the park in 2022, after being removed in 2020 from its original spot at Paseo de la Reforma.[4] Subsequently, it was decided that the statue would be relocated to the National Museum of the Viceroyalty in Tepotzotlán.[5]
References
- ^ "American Park". Ciudad de México. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Delgado, Karen (January 12, 2023). "7 parques gratuitos de Polanco para dar el rol sin gastar lana". Chilango.com (in Spanish).
- ^ Castillo, Eduardo. "Mexico's Columbus statue won't be back anytime soon". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Estatua de Cristóbal Colón será reubicada en el Parque América de Polanco". El Financiero. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Nava, Jenifer (17 February 2023). "Tras dos años, monumento a Cristóbal Colón por fin tendrá un lugar definitivo" [After two years, monument to Christopher Columbus will finally have a definitive location]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
Mexico portal
Media related to American Park at Wikimedia Commons
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Polanco, Mexico City
- Avenida Presidente Masaryk
- Parque América
- Parque Lincoln
- Plaza Uruguay
- Biko
- Colegio Ciudad de México
- Korean Cultural Center
- Pasaje Polanco
- Pujol
- Quintonil
- Bust of Pedro Domingo Murillo
- Statue of José Gervasio Artigas
- Statue of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Statue of Paul P. Harris
(Granada and Ampliación Granada neighborhoods)
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