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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Artwork_type: statue
- Description: sculpture
- Also known as: “Cristo del Pacifico”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos and Morro Solar.
Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos
Stadium
Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos is a municipal stadium in the Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru. It opened in 1993, and holds 12,000 people. The stadium's nickname is Cancha de los Muertos because the stadium was built over a cemetery. Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos is situated 270 metres northeast of Cristo del Pacífico.
Morro Solar
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morro Solar is a headland, situated in the district of Chorrillos, to the south of Lima, Peru. Morro Solar is notable for being a site of the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos between Peruvian and Chilean forces in 1881.
Monument to the unknown soldier
Memorial
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a memorial located on a plain on the slopes of the northern side of Morro Solar in the district of Chorrillos, in Lima, Peru. It is dedicated to those killed during the War of the Pacific. Monument to the unknown soldier is situated 350 metres northwest of Cristo del Pacífico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.
Barranco
Barranco is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Barranco is south of Miraflores with many clubs and cafes popular among college students in Lima.
La Encantada de Villa
Neighborhood
Photo: AlejandroFC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Encantada de Villa is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Cristo del Pacífico.
Miraflores
Photo: tafs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miraflores is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Miraflores is known as Ciudad Heroica or the Heroic City. There are many parks, gardens, high rise apartment buildings, hotels, restaurants and shops.
Cristo del Pacífico
- Categories: colossal statue of Jesus and historic site
- Location: Callao Region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.17426° or 12° 10′ 27″ southLongitude
-77.02877° or 77° 1′ 44″ westElevation
110 metres (361 feet)Inception
June 15th, 2011Height
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
57V4RXGC+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2743399168OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q436175
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Cristo del Pacífico” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cristo del Pacifico”
- Dutch: “Cristo del Pacífico”
- Hungarian: “A Csendes-óceán Krisztusa”
- Polish: “Figura Chrystusa Pacyfiku”
- Spanish: “Cristo de lo Robado”
- Spanish: “Cristo del Pacifico”
- Spanish: “Cristo del Pacífico”
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Highlights include Parque Marcavilca and Sitio MTB del Morro Solar.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cristo del Pacífico”. Photo: Fausto Cornejo, CC BY-SA 4.0.