Ernest Malinowski Monument

The Ernest Malinowski Monument[a] is a sculpture located at the highest point of the Ticlio, a mountain pass in the Department of Lima, Peru, within the Chicla District.

It is dedicated to Ernest Malinowski, an engineer who designed the Ferrocarril Central Andino railway in Peru.

[1] The monument was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła, and unveiled on 2 March 1999, on the hundredth anniversary of Malinowski's death.

[2] The monument is located at the highest point of the Ticlio, a mountain pass in the Department of Lima, Peru, within the Chicla District, which is also the highest point of the Ferrocarril Central Andino railway.

[1][3][4] It consists of a granite cuboid pedestal, which features coats of arms of Peru and Poland, and inscriptions in Spanish and Polish, which translates to "Polish engineer, Peruvian patriot, hero of the Defence of Callao of 1866, the designer and constructor of the Ferrocarril Central Andino [Andian Central Railway]".