Consulted by ACI Prensa, the authorities indicated that the decision to replace the statue had not yet been made.
Christ the Fisher
Christ the Fisher was erected by the Peruvian sculptor Pedro Víctor Cuya Ramos. Its construction began in 2014 and six years later the work was completed, financed with various donations.
Inside the statue were stairs that rose to the eyes of Christ, from where visitors could see the city of La Concordia and a large part of the La Angostura Dam, where the residents often fish.
The monument was 33 meters tall (12 at the base and another 21 for the statue), which,according to Cuya Ramos, symbolized the years that Jesus lived on earth.
“For many years it was the tallest [image of Christ] not only in Mexico but also in many parts of the world. Today La Concordia and the people of Concordia remember with nostalgia the image and photographs of it, [all] that remains of its imposing and grand size,” the sculptor told ACI Prensa.