Cristo de la Concordia — Attraction in Kanata

We visited the place on the day celebrating the fiesta for Dia de Cochabamba which coincides with the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Jesus. We challenged ourselves to walk up to the top and fully immerse in the experience.

Visitors can decide how to reach the place. By walking, by car, or by cable car.

Reminders for those deciding to walk up: the best time to walk up is around 5:30am to 8am (beyond these times, it could be very hot and glaring) bring water (or you may buy from those selling along the way and literally along the stairs protect yourselves from the heat of the sun (with caps, sunglasses, sunblocks, long sleves, etc) be mindful of your heart and medical conditions (Bolivia is situated in a high altitude from sea level so foreigners must be very careful) some say it can be scaled within half an hour but our group has to stop many times along the way (also me being careful and trying not to overestimate my capacity that i have fully adapted to the altitude norms)

There are small stalls at the top where you can buy water, refreshments, snacks and trinkets as souvenirs. There is also a restaurant (which we didn't try to find out how it was or what was...

For being a monument of this size and fame it is extremely inexpensive to visit and even climb inside of. The view is fantastic as can be imagined. Be aware that the first set of steps inside of the statue is quite narrow, and you're only holding on to a piece of rebar as you go up it. The trick is to place your right foot on the mini-square-step and the left foot on the larger ones (on your way down that particular set, try going sideways or even backwards) . The rest of the stories are typical steel circular steps with handrails and feel much safer. There is zero artificial lighting in there, but the light from the peep holes ia juuust enough to see. The peepholes are not large enough to take wide angle shots out of unless you stick your hand out through the holes. Sounds scary, but all you need to do is bring a small camera or just a phone but absolutely have a lanyard on your device that is firmly tied to your wrist. There, problem solved. Oh, one other thing, some floors smell of urine. But in the end, it was a unique experience that you can't really find fault with, and will be forever glad you...

I have visited El Cristo over 15 year ago and has changed a lot. Now I was able to have a nice refreshing drink and a nice dinner after our tour round. Locals always suggest to be careful on this areas if you are visiting on your own, something to keep in mind. We've tried to take the teleférico, but it is on maintenance until September 2024, so we took a taxi to get us there. About 20bs the trip up or down from and to the teleférico and a extra cost if you want to get to your hotel. I did enjoyed very much my afternoon there, we've took some beautiful photos of the city of...