by Susan | Oct 30, 2017 | Monuments
On the campus of the University for Peace (the only university chartered by the United Nations) this monument, sculpted by Cuban artist Thelvia Marín in 1987, includes nine 12-foot columns hosting a sculpture on each side. The columns are lined up in a spiral,...
by Susan | Dec 19, 2016 | Monuments
This bronze statue, sometimes called “The Palm of Peace,” is in the courtyard of the National Palace, on the site of the signing of a peace to end Guatemala’s 36-year-long civil war in 1996. This statue represents two left hands reaching up,...
