[2][3] The park is known for its large presence of street cats,[1] and is commonly used for events such as book fairs and marathons, as well as Fiestas Patrias celebrations such as the Corso Wong, and political and social protests.

[4] The area that houses the park today saw conflict towards the end of the campaign to take Lima during the War of the Pacific in what was known as the Battle of Miraflores.

[1] In the 1990s, the area was reportedly plagued by rats, which caused local residents to start leaving their cats in the park, with the latter eventually replacing the former in large numbers.

[10][11] The Ministry of Culture eventually launched an investigation to verify this claim,[10] with the construction group receiving a certificate that guaranteed the non-existence of human remains in June 2014.

[13][14] In 2019, the park was the start and finish line of a marathon that took place as part of the larger Pan American Games for both men and women.