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“...wharf takes one to the newly
laid out Parque Fraternidad, formerly Colon Park,
comprising the small La India Park and the old Campo
de Marte, or parade ground, the first of a series of parks
and avenues extending across Havana from south to
north. In the park is the Pan-American Peace tree,
planted to commemorate peace among the American
nations. Parks and avenues follow closely the direction
of the old walls, the position of which is clearly shown
on the old plan on page 343, and the terms “ intramural ”
and “ extramural ” are still used to define the position
of buildings. La India Park took its name from a
charming statue of an Indian maiden emblematic of
Havana, which was the gift of Count de Villanueva,
the former owner of the property. From Parque
Fraternidad the Prado, or Paseo de Marti, a leafy
boulevard of laurel trees, extends to the Malecon or
sea-wall. In the Central Park is a statue of José
Marti (1853-1895), one of the prime movers in the
revolution of 1895, by the Cuban sculptor...”
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