Monument sights in Humahuaca

1. Monumento a la Independencia

   • Humahuaca, Argentina
   • Sights › Monument

   From the plaza, a staircase climbs to the Monumento a la Independencia, a vulgarity produced by local sculptor Ernesto Soto Avendaño. The sculpture exemplifies indigenismo, a widespread tendency in Latin American art that romantically but patronizingly extols the virtues of native cultures overwhelmed by colonialism.

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