Coyote en Ayuno, Colossal steel sculpture in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico.
Coyote en Ayuno is a 21-meter-tall steel sculpture at a roundabout in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico. The red structure consists of geometric planes forming a coyote head and weighs 296 metric tons.
Artist Enrique Carbajal Sebastian designed the monument in 2008 to mark the 45th anniversary of the city's founding. The sculpture was intended to give the growing suburb its own identity and a visible landmark.
The monument's name means "fasting coyote" and recalls the dry lakebed that once covered this area before the city was founded. The eastward gaze connects to the poet-king Nezahualcóyotl, whose name the city carries.
The sculpture stands at a busy intersection and can be viewed easily from surrounding roads. Visitors can approach within a few meters of the base but should watch for traffic.
On April 23, morning sunlight passes through the two eye openings and illuminates a commemorative plaque at the base. This calendrical effect follows pre-Hispanic astronomical knowledge used across Mesoamerica.
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