Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz

The Monumento a la Virgen de la Paz is a colossal statue honoring Mary. Completely made out of concrete, it is located 11 kilometres southwest of the city of Trujillo in Venezuela. At 46.72 metres tall it is the 48th tallest statue in the world, the tallest statue in South America and the second-tallest in the Americas, the fourth-tallest statue depicting a woman in the world, and the second tallest statue of Mary in the world. It is 16 metres across, with a base that is 18 metres deep, and weighs 1,200 tonnes.

It was designed by the Spanish-Venezuelan sculptor Manuel de la Fuente and opened on 21 December 1983 by President Luis Herrera Campins. The monument stands at about 1,600 metres above sea level, in the region named Peña de la Virgen — where it is said that the virgin appeared in the year 1570.