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Cristo Rey (Colombian statue) Cristo Rey (English: Christ the King) is a statue 26 meters tall located in the Cerro de los Cristales (Hill of the

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As people ascend the hill they can see the work of artist Carlos Andrés Gómez, who for two years sculpted his work on 34 ravines.[5] This work is known as the biblical scenes of Golgotha. In the first canyon carved *Existence*, as a tribute to life and man; in the second, the *Lament of the Pacha Mama*, as a protest of nature for the damage that man has done to the environment; in the third gave life to Golgotha, to accompany the faithful make pilgrimage at Easter. In the fourth ravine is *The Garden of Eden*. The figures modeled with cement and clay range from 50 centimeters to 5 meters high and extend over five kilometers. The entrance to the monument of *Christ the King* is free. It is open from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm. There is a chapel, restaurant and parking, among other features. Currently[*when?*] the sculpture is visited annually by 290,650 local and foreign tourists from the rest of Colombia and is one of the wonders of modern Colombia.