A statue of Dr. Atl is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1] Dr. Atl had his right leg amputated due to an accident during the 1943 Paricutín eruption,[2] but the statue has the left leg missing instead.[3]

Statue of Dr. Atl
The statue in 2021
Map
SubjectDr. Atl
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°40′39″N 103°20′49.9″W / 20.67750°N 103.347194°W / 20.67750; -103.347194

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  1. ^ "Sube sin permiso y se toma foto con estatua del Dr. Atl". Notisistema (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Rojas, Ana Gabriela (1 March 2018). "Cómo el artista mexicano Dr. Atl presenció y registró el extraordinario nacimiento del Paricutín, el volcán más joven de América". BBC News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Pilar Pérez, Jessica (15 October 2018). "Quedará la Rotonda trunca para siempre". Diario NTR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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