Centennial Park, Fort Myers, FL
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Fountain in Centennial Park
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Fountain view 2 with US 41 Bridge in background
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Fountain view
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Dark brown figure is a Manatee
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Dark brown figure is an alligator
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Park view
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US 41 Bridge across Caloosahatchee River. The tall building across the river is the Best Western Coral Inn
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"The Nina"
A replica of the Nina was on display for
three days at Centennial Park
The original Niņa, Pinta, and Santa Maria used by Christopher Columbus
on his first voyage across the Atlantic were common trading vessels. The Santa
Maria which Columbus never liked, ran aground and sank on Christmas Eve 1492 in
Hispaniola (now Cap Haitien). She was a Nao, a type of cargo vessel. The Niņa
and Pinta were Caravels which were
used by explorers during the Age of Discovery. The Pinta returned home and
disappeared from History without a trace, but the Niņa, now there's a woman with
a past.
