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In the oddest place – standing outside LaPresse Café (and a hotel for that matter) – you will find a bronze sculpture: an homage to the founder of Bolivia, Simon Bolivar. As the liberator of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Venezuela, this 'Hero' can be found on Besserer Street in downtown Ottawa. A celebration of the friendship between the Bolivarian countries and Canada, the sculpture sadly caused a bit of controversy when it was first erected in 1988. Everyone seems to have gotten over it now, though, and when you are off the beaten path this brave fighter is a welcome sight.
3 comments:
How interesting that you have a statue of a South American liberator in Canada. This is even stranger because I assume that Canada does not have a liberator of its own. You did not have a war of independence, and declined to join the Americans in fighting the British.
Costa Rica is, I believe, the only Latin American country without a liberator. Costa Rica did not seek independence from Spain and did not learn of its independence until several weeks after the Spanish simply abandoned their rule over Costa Rica when neighboring Central American colonies liberated themselves.
I don't know what you did to the photo or how you did it, but I love the effect! He looks quite majestic. Though to tell the truth, I know nothing about him except his name. Sad. I'll have to remedy that someday.
Interesting to find Símon Bolívar in Ottowa and what a great shot - colours, texture and perspective - all work really well.
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