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Plaza San Martin in Lima. Every town of any size had one or more immaculately kept squares.
The plaza was named for Jose de San Martin, the Argentine military general who declared independence on July 28, 1821. Although Venezuelan freedom fighter Simon Bolivar cemented Peruvian independence, he overstayed his welcome and is thus held in less esteem than San Martin, who is displayed on horseback in the magnificent statue in the center of this plaza.
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