La Cristo de la Concordia

One of the things that stands out most in Cochabamba is the large statue of Christ, which overlooks the city. It is roughly 100 feet tall, and stands with arms outstretched.. It really is a beautiful sight. We decided to venture up to the top of the mountain to see the Cristo up close and personal.

There are three options when visiting the Cristo: take a taxi for $2 to the top, take a cable car for 40 cents to the top, or walk the 1,399 steps. We opted for the cable car. Once to the top there are some stairs to get to the statue… enough for us to be thankful we did not walk the other 1,369 steps!

Once to the top there is an option where you can climb inside Christ and go all the way up to his armpits to a look out section… a once in a life time chance- to climb up to Christ’s armpits! Unfortunately he was closed that day. Bummer.

But you cannot help but notice the incredible view from up there. At that level you are at about 8,500 feet above sea level, looking at the incredible valley all around you filled with more houses and buildings than you can imagine. The weird thing for me was looking down at the airport, and seeing an airplane take off BELOW me.

Since the view is so spectacular, its pretty easy to see the rain coming in, so we decided it was time to take our 40 cent ride back down to the bottom before we get poured on!