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The two South American leaders will inaugurate a monument to independence heroine and South American guerrilla military leader Juana Azurduy. Click on the photo to see a photo gallery of the event.

The meter high 52 feet bronze statue has been erected outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires in the place where a monument to Christopher Columbus once stood. Zerneri said Azurduy led battles that were fundamental to South American independence and her legacy is part of the longstanding regional defense of Patria Grande.

Morales and Fernandez will also further consolidate bilateral ties with the signing of various agreements, including energy integration deals laying the foundation to build an electrical line connecting Yaguaca in southern Bolivia to Tartagal in northern Argentina. Government sources have said that the meeting reinforces the relationship between the two South American nations linked by trade, political ties, and Bolivian immigration to Argentina, according to Prensa Latina.

After concluding talks in Argentina, both Morales and Fernandez will travel to Brazil for a summit of the regional organization Mercosur, during with Bolivia could be welcomed as a full member of the bloc.

Live Audio Only. Columbus statues have been attacked and even toppled in Chile, Colombia and the United States. In , the city government of Buenos Aires, Argentina decided to replace a Columbus statue near government headquarters with one of Independence hero and part-Indigenous Juana Azurduy. The layers of paint and graffiti reflect all the Oct. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?

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