Park of Bolívar, Cartagena

Bolívar Park, also known as Plaza de Bolívar, is an urban park located in the historic center of the Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias, capital of the Department of Bolívar. This urban space is an emblematic site of the city, full of historical and cultural symbolism, was originally called the church square, later as Plaza Mayor, a place where the great military events of the time were held, but in 1610 was installed in Cartagena the Holy Tribunal of the Inquisition and took the name of Plaza de la Inquisición. In 1896 the equestrian statue of the Liberator Simón Bolívar was installed and since then it has been called "Plaza de Bolívar". The sculpture was modeled in Munich by the Venezuelan sculptor Eloy Palacios, it is made of bronze and its pedestal is made of granite from Finland, also two replicas of them stand, respectively, in Maracaibo and Guayaquil.

The historic center of the city is a walled enclosure, with narrow streets, blocks with irregular shapes, buildings of colonial origin, which in most cases do not exceed 3 or 4 floors. In addition, this historic center, also known as the "walled city", was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco and is a strong tourist attraction in Colombia.

The park has green and paved areas, has a variety of trees, within its furniture has benches, water fountains, and other typical elements found in a public space like this. The streets surrounding the park have a mixed land use, where housing, commerce and services converge.

Around the park there are several interesting buildings, among which stand out, this the Palace of the Inquisition of baroque style, the Cathedral of Cartagena of Herrera style, the Palace of the Proclamation where the city council worked and until 2016 was the headquarters of the government of the Department of Bolivar, the building of the Bank of the Republic and the Gold Museum.