An interesting little story: This is the "Cristo de Paz," (Christ of Peace) which sits on top of El Morro. It is supposed to represent peace between the two countries of Chile and Peru. The Golden Rule is engraved on the bottom. Ironically, however, it is facing neither the town of Arica nor the country of Peru because people could not agree on which way it should face! Should it face Chile or Peru? In the end, Christ has his arms spread open to the Pacific Ocean, and if you look up from downtown Arica you see him from the back! It seems to me that people have somehow missed the point!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Cristo de la Paz
An interesting little story: This is the "Cristo de Paz," (Christ of Peace) which sits on top of El Morro. It is supposed to represent peace between the two countries of Chile and Peru. The Golden Rule is engraved on the bottom. Ironically, however, it is facing neither the town of Arica nor the country of Peru because people could not agree on which way it should face! Should it face Chile or Peru? In the end, Christ has his arms spread open to the Pacific Ocean, and if you look up from downtown Arica you see him from the back! It seems to me that people have somehow missed the point!
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