The sculptures of Christ in America

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The sculptures of Christ in America are diverse, but they have in common their large size, the location in places that make them very visible, the good invoice as a work of art, but they are all sources of attraction for tourists who visit the places where they are located.
There would be no better way to share with our readers this publication and to begin the relationship of the sculptures of Christ in America than to give primacy to the Christ of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, because of its famous appearance and its significant location on the mountain Corcovado, from where it dominates the entire geographical area of the city, and those who wish to climb to the place where it is have the option to take a cable car.
Its worldwide fame is so enormous that in 2007 it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. When we talk about sculptures of Christ in America, we have the doubt of how to compare it by its great volume, well, this is the fourth largest statue of Christ on Earth and has a height of 30.1 meters on a pedestal of 8 meters.
For its part, the Christ of La Paz, in Bolivia, with outstretched arms, pointing to the South, stands out for its height of 34.2 meters, is located just to the east of the city of Cochabamba, sits on the hill of San Pedro and those interested in seeing it up close may try to walk up but it is more comfortable to do so by cable car.
Sculptures of Christ in America are multiplied in Mexico, where they exist with their own characteristics in Guanajuato, Cristo de las Noas in Coahuila, Cristo Rey de Los Alamos in Tijuana and Cristo Roto in Aguascalientes, all with a height of just over 20 meters.
The Christ King of Cali, on the other hand, is a statue of 26 meters high located in Cerro los Cristales in the Los Andes district, to the west of this city of Colombia. The hill receives that name due to the great quantity of quartz that could be collected in its surroundings.
Among the sculptures of Christ in America stands out the Christ of Havana, which seems to bless the city, although many wanted it to resemble the Christ of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, has peculiarities very typical of those born in Cuba, because its creator was inspired by his own ideal of male beauty that was in essence a man with oblique eyes and fleshy lips, typical features of any Cuban.
The Cristo del Pacífico, as it is known in Peru, is located in the city of Lima, Peru, on a hill adjacent to the Morro Solar and has a height of 37 meters.
Christ of Mercy, a 15-metre-high fiberglass sculpture, points south from its pedestal in San Juan del Sur and welcomes the hundreds of tourists who go on holiday to the splendid beach surrounded by mountains in the bay of San Juan del Sur.
The sculptures of Christ in America are authentic icons visited annually by millions of tourists.