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Palacio Torre Tagle
JUERGEN RITTERBACH/GETTY IMAGES ©
PARQUE DE LA MURALLA
( 427-4125; Amazonas, btwn Lampa & Av Abancay; 9am-9pm)
During the 17th century, the
heart of Lima was ringed by a
muralla
(city wall), much of which was torn down in the
1870s as the city expanded. This park contains remains of the wall, as well as a famous
bronze of Francisco Pizarro, created by American sculptor Ramsey MacDonald in the
early 20th century.
The figure once commanded center stage in the Plaza, but over the years has been dis-
placed as attitudes toward Pizarro have grown critical. The best part: the statue isn't really
Pizarro. It's an anonymous conquistador of the sculptor's invention. MacDonald made
three copies of the statue. One was erected in the US; the other, Spain. The third was
donated to the city of Lima (after Mexico rejected it). Now Pizarro's proxy sits at the edge
of the park, a silent witness to a daily parade of flirty Peruvian teens.
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