The President of Peru’s Parting Gift? A Controversial Statue of Jesus

From the country that brought you Machu Picchu comes “Christ of the Pacific”— a 120-foot statue of Jesus. President Alan García, who leaves office on July 28, ordered the construction of the monument last May as “a gift of gratitude from the chief of state to the Peruvian people.”  Some might call that a vanity

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The President of Peru’s Parting Gift? A Controversial Statue of Jesus

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