BOLÍVAR PARK

The whole park and gardens Bolívar was built on the former Alameda. In the middle of a large rectangular space, framed by wide avenues bordered by ceibos and other ornamental trees, stand some pavilions surrounded by flowers. What attracts attention is the very European aspect of this garden, whose most astonishing element is a miniature imitation of the Eiffel Tower and one can take a boat ride on a small artificial river supposed to represent... the Seine!

At the end of the park is the Capilla de la Retonda. This monument was erected during a period of political struggle that marked the pages of Bolivian history towards the end of the 19th century. On September 6, 1850, the president of the Republic at the time, General Isidoro Belzu, was attacked during a walk in the prado de Sucre by a group of political opponents and seriously injured. Once healed, the president ordered the construction of a monument in honour of the Virgen del Carmen at the place of the attack, at the end of the old Prado. It is a small circular building on two levels: the lower level, consisting of twenty-four Ionic-style columns, and the upper level with its small windows and dome.

It is a carefully maintained park where families like to go for a walk on Sundays. Playground for children.

At the very bottom, at the exit of the park, you will come face to face with an old locomotive, testimony of a bygone time when trains used to arrive at the foot of this boulevard.