Cristo del Pacífico, Colossal statue of Jesus in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru

The Cristo del Pacífico is a colossal statue of Jesus on Morro Solar in Chorrillos overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The figure with outstretched arms stands on a pedestal and shapes the skyline of this area.

Announced by outgoing president Alan García after the 2011 election as a gift to the nation, the statue was commissioned from Odebrecht Perú and financed with US$833,437 from Brazilian companies, exempt from taxes by ministerial resolution of 4 April 2011. It was installed on 15 June 2011 without prior public consultation, and a short circuit in its lighting caused a fire in its rear on 13 January 2018.

Critics nicknamed it "Cristo de lo Robado" (Christ of the Stolen) over the Odebrecht financing, a name revived during the corruption scandal. The mayor of Lima at the time, Susana Villarán, called it a free copy of Rio's Christ the Redeemer with no local character. Intellectuals and artists signed a statement, "Contra la violentación del histórico Morro Solar", opposing its placement on the Morro Solar.

The statue stands on Morro Solar in Chorrillos, next to the hill of the same name; the sources give no details on paths, access or opening times, so check locally before going. Its 26-colour lighting system illuminates the Lima coastline every night, and the figure can be seen from districts such as San Juan de Miraflores, Villa María del Triunfo and the tall buildings of Barranco and Miraflores.

A customs document records the image as "polyester resin layered over a metal structure", not stone as first reported. The 22 m figure stands on a 15 m base, and a lighting system of 26 colours illuminates the coast of Lima every night. A short circuit in that system started a fire in the rear of the monument on 13 January 2018.