The
Parque
Colon
sits
at
the
heart
of
the
colonial
city
and
boasts
four
enormous
ancient
Laurel
trees
in
addition
to
the
first
Cathedral
in
the
New
World,
the
Basílica
Catedral
Santa
María
de
la
Encarnación,
constructed
by
the
Vatican
between
1521
and
1540,
and
intended
as
the
religious
seat
of
the
New
World,
as
the
Vatican
was
of
the
Old.
The
statue
commemorates
Columbus's
arrival
at
the
island
of
Hispaniola
beneath
him
is
a
Taino
maiden
who
writes
a
paean
to
the
explorer.
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