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PARQUE NACIONAL MONUMENT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY AND THE SUPREME ELECTION TRIBUNAL For those of you who appreciate interesting architecture, you can tour the Barrio Am ó n neighborhood 5 blocks to the North of the Plaza de la Cultura where you can see great examples of very large homes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are also excellent small hotels for families and also some that cater to single guys and to the business traveler. Another must visit is the over one hundred year old Central Market which covers one square block and has just about everything for sale as well as many small places to eat and several souvenir stands. The North-West corner has a very nice coffee seller with some excellent choices both in beans as well as ground coffee. There are of course a variety of places to eat and drink here. Another plus is the many parks that can be found in the downtown area which are great places to just relax and people watch. The Central Post Office is another architectural gem, built in 1914, and across from it is the Club Union, which used to be the most exclusive private club in the country and in front of it is a very nice cafeteria from which to people watch.

CENTRAL PARK LOOKING TOWARD THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

STATUE OF POPE JOHN PAUL II BY ARTIST JIMENÉZ DEREDIA WHO ALSO HAS STATUES IN VATICAN CITY AND SAINT PETER´S CATHEDRAL