This small park is located in the Barrio Historico section of Tucson at the point of South Stone Avenue and South Russell Avenue. It's dedicated to Cesar Chavez, an American farm worker, labor leaders, and civil rights activist. He was a native of Yuma, Arizona.
It's more of a patch of decorative rock with a tree, water fountain and a bench, than it is a park, but it's got an interesting focal point - a giant mural that takes up the entire wall of the building on the south end. It was painted by artist Melchor Ramirez who is known for painting the heroes and legends of the Aztec and Maya.
It's more of a patch of decorative rock with a tree, water fountain and a bench, than it is a park, but it's got an interesting focal point - a giant mural that takes up the entire wall of the building on the south end. It was painted by artist Melchor Ramirez who is known for painting the heroes and legends of the Aztec and Maya.
He's included names and dates of well-known human rights activists. From left to right: Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and the Aztec goddess representing female power, Tonan.
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