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The ''Parque Alem'' (Alem Park, full name ''Parque Leandro Nicéforo Alem'') is a large public park in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most po ...
,
province
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Argentina
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. It is located in the north of the city, beside the
Paraná River
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, overlooking its islands. Its name is a homage to 19th-century political leader
Leandro Alem
Leandro Nicéforo Alem (born Leandro Alén; 11 March 1841 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemas ...
; the park features a heroic statue in his honor.
The park includes amusement games for children, a cultural center, a public pool complex, a camping site of the Municipal Workers Union, and the piers of the Fishermen's Center. The mouth of the Ludueña Stream marks its northern border. Close to the park lie the stadium of the
Rosario Central
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power plant
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Many p ...