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El Campo de Marte

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park in Peru

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Contents

9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation

    Welcome, esteemed travelers and scholars, to our comprehensive academic exploration of El Campo de Marte. I am delighted to be your guide through one of the most historically significant and intensely debated urban spaces in the…

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  2. 2The Avenue Twenty-Eight of July Entrance and the Great Fountain

    We commence our meticulous exploration at the northernmost boundary of the park, precisely where it intersects with the historically significant and heavily trafficked Avenida veintiocho de Julio. As an academic observer of urban…

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  3. 3Avenida de la Peruanidad and the Perimeter Fences

    As we walk southwards, departing from the dry fountain, we find ourselves tracing the edge of the famous Avenida de la Peruanidad. This is a grand, sweeping boulevard with profound civic and patriotic importance for the nation. …

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  4. 4The Main Monument and the Central Esplanade

    We have now navigated away from the perimeter and arrived at the geographical, historical, and symbolic core of El Campo de Marte: the central esplanade and its commanding main monument. This towering stone edifice, historically…

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  5. 5The Ecological Canopy and Urban Fauna

    Moving deliberately away from the harsh, sunbaked concrete of the central monument, we now step into what should be the lush, deeply shaded sanctuary of the park: its vital ecological core. As an urban ecologist would attest, a…

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  6. 6The Sports Complex and the Swimming Pool Access

    We now transition from the fragile ecological core towards the southern, highly active recreational sector of the park. This area is heavily defined by the presence of the municipal sports complex and the grand public swimming…

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  7. 7The Great Field and the 1989 Salsa Concert

    Step carefully into this vast, open expanse, situated just north of the sports complex. I urge you to look past the current aesthetic reality of churned dirt, temporary fencing, and construction debris. …

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  8. 8The Monument to the Mother and Avenida Salaverry Exit

    For our final section, we leave the torn earth and the echoes of salsa behind, approaching the extreme western edge of the park. We are navigating down Calle Talara, leading directly into the elegant, sweeping expanse of Avenida…

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  9. 9Closing

    As our comprehensive, scholarly exploration of El Campo de Marte draws to its inevitable conclusion, I ask you to pause and deeply reflect on the complex, overlapping layers of this remarkable urban space. We have walked together…

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What is El Campo de Marte?

El Campo de Marte is a place in 리마 with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
Location리마
TypeActivity
Story sections9
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates-12.0683, -77.0414
Last updated

Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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