ON CONSTELACION

BY MIGUEL ANDRADE VALDEZ

The promontory lies at the southern end of the bay. It's a desert in a twofold sense; not only does it exhibit the aridness that characterizes the rest of the coast, it’s also uninhabited. More than a century ago it was the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in Peru’s history, a fact that makes it illegal for anyone to erect any kind of dwelling there.

A limited series of monuments and buildings seem to have sprung out of thin air: the sanctuary to the Virgin, the so-called Christ of the Pacific, the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, the astronomical observatory, and the monument to Miguel. The six structures are linked by a paved road. Each one is also equipped with a spacious parking lot.

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