Our Lady of the Cloud Monument
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Azogues, Ecuador
Monumento Nuestra Señora de la Nube | |
 The statue in 2019 | |
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| 2°43′17″S 78°49′41″W / 2.72139°S 78.82806°W | |
| Location | Mount Abuga, Azogues, Ecuador |
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| Material | Alluminium plate |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft), 30 metres (98 ft) with its pedestal |
| Completion date | Dedicated October 10, 2010 |
The Nuestra Señora de la Nube Monument, also known as Virgen de La Nube in El Abuga, is a religious monument on Abuga in the Cañar Province of Ecuador. It depicts the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus in her arms.
Before the monument existed, there was only one resting place at the top of the hill. The idea of building the monument came from the Franciscan friar Fray Manuel García, who in 2004 conceived of the idea of creating a monument on the peak. From 2007 onwards, this work was carried out by a foundation created for this purpose. Controversy arose from the concern that given that the local vegetation was going to be damaged.[1]
This monument was inaugurated on October 18, 2009, by the then IV Bishop of Azogues, Carlos Aníbal Altamirano Argüello, together with some Franciscan friars. The friars are custodians of the monument, which is part of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Cloud.