Christ of the Mercy

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The Christ of the Mercy is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, to a height of 134m above sea level  . The statue is located high above the northernmost seawall in the bay of San Juan. At the foot of the statue is a small chapel. Information: Inside the chapel, the full name of the work is provided, along with text dating the construction to 2009. As of January 2017, the entrance fee is $2 for foreigners and $1 for Nicaraguan nationals.

See also

• List of statues of Jesus
• Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo, Monument to the Savior of the World San Salvador City, El Salvador
• Cristo Redentore, Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, Italy
• Christ of Vung Tau in Vietnam (32 m)
• Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (30 m)
• Cristo-Rei in Portugal: a 28-metre-high (92 ft) monument of Christ the Redeemer
• Cristo Rei of Dili, a 27-metre-high (89 ft) statue in Dili, Timor-Leste
• Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico: a 23-metre-high (75 ft) statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
• Cristo Rey in Ejutla, Jalisco, inspired by the Rio de Janeiro statue
• Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States: a 20-metre-high (66 ft) statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
• Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba: a 20-metre-high (66 ft) statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
• Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Argentina/Chile)
• Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia
• Cristo de las Noas in Torreón, Mexico
• Christ of the Abyss in various underwater locations

External links

• El Nuevo Diario
• Viajeros

Videos

• San Juan del Sur en Semana Santa 2010
• Cristo de la Divina Misericordia
• San Juan del Sur