The Cristo de la Concordia stands on San Pedro Hill, east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The sculptors César and Wálter Terrazas Pardo made it. Construction began on July 12, 1987, and finished on November 20, 1994. The article does not name a commissioner.
The statue is 110 feet (33.4 meters) tall on a pedestal of 20 feet (6.2 meters), for a total height of 130 feet (39.7 meters). Its arms span 108 feet (32.9 meters). It is built of steel and concrete.
It was modeled on Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer. Visitors can reach a viewing area inside the arms by climbing 1,399 stairs, but only on Sundays, according to the article.
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