Miraflores Central Park

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Miraflores Central Park
Miraflores Park, Cat Park, Kennedy Park
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Views of Kennedy and (partially) 7 June Park, with the Avenida Diagonal in the background
Miraflores Central Park
Type Public park
Location Miraflores District, Lima
Area22,000 m2
Created1920s
Operated byMunicipality of Miraflores
Open24 hours

Miraflores Central Park (Spanish : Parque Central de Miraflores), also known as Miraflores Park (Spanish : Parque de Miraflores), is a public park located in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. It is divided into two parks: John F. Kennedy Park (Spanish : Parque John F. Kennedy) and 7 June Park (Spanish : Parque 7 de Junio). The former gives the entire park complex its popular name, Kennedy Park. [1]

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Two streets—Lima and Virgen Milagrosa—pass through the park. [2] [3] The park is known for its large presence of street cats, [1] and is commonly used for events such as book fairs and marathons, as well as Fiestas Patrias celebrations such as the Corso Wong, and political and social protests. [4]

History

The area that houses the park today saw conflict towards the end of the campaign to take Lima during the War of the Pacific in what was known as the Battle of Miraflores. The park's official name was established in 1900 and has remained since, [1] originally being known after its church, San Miguel de Miraflores. [5]

The area did not see much development until the construction of the Iglesia Matriz Virgen Milagrosa [6] church in 1939, [7] after which it expanded around its area, eventually being divided into two parks: the John F. Kennedy Park, named after U.S. President John F. Kennedy for his role in the Alliance for Progress, [8] and the 7 June Park, named after the Battle of Arica of the War of the Pacific. [1]

In the 1990s, the area was reportedly plagued by rats, which caused local residents to start leaving their cats in the park, with the latter eventually replacing the former in large numbers. The presence of cats today serve as a tourist attraction. [1]

A bust of Kennedy is featured in the homonymous park, having been inaugurated on November 21, 2003, by then mayor of Miraflores Fernando Andrade Carmona on the occasion of twinning Miraflores with Pensacola, Florida. [1] Also featured in the park is an amphitheatre of singer Chabuca Granda. [8]

Due to a lack of parking space, [9] a long-planned 4-storey underground car park began construction in 2015 after a three-year delay due to the belief that the park held the remains of Peruvian soldiers killed during the 1881 battle. [10] [11] The Ministry of Culture eventually launched an investigation to verify this claim, [10] with the construction group receiving a certificate that guaranteed the non-existence of human remains in June 2014. [12] It was eventually inaugurated on December 15, 2016, thus eliminating parking lots on adjoining avenues and widening the sidewalks. [13] [14]

In 2019, the park was the start and finish line of a marathon that took place as part of the larger Pan American Games for both men and women. [15] [16]

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  10. 1 2 "¿Sabías que historiadores afirman que el Parque Kennedy es un cementerio de guerra?". Perú.com . 2013-12-24.
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