Cristo del Pacífico
Cristo del Pacífico, "the Christ of the Pacific", is a 37-metre-high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election.- Monument
- …is a statue
- …lies at an elevation of 110 metres (361 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …stands 37 metres (121 feet) tall
- Description: sculpture
- Established: June 15, 2011
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos and Morro Solar.
Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos
Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos is a municipal stadium in the Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru.
270 metres northeast of Cristo del Pacífico
Morro Solar
Morro Solar is a headland in Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru.
Monument to the unknown soldier
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a memorial…
350 metres northwest of Cristo del Pacífico
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.
La Encantada de Villa
La Encantada de Villa is a neighborhood.
4½ km southeast of Cristo del Pacífico
Los Sauces I
Los Sauces I is a neighborhood.
6 km northeast of Cristo del Pacífico
Cristo del Pacífico
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Latitude
-12.17426° or 12° 10′ 27″ south
Longitude
-77.02877° or 77° 1′ 44″ west
Open location code
57V4RXGC+7F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Cristo del Pacífico” goes by many names.
Cristo del PacíficoDutch
A Csendes-óceán KrisztusaHungarian
Figura Chrystusa PacyfikuPolish
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