The 13 September 1989 peace march led by, among others, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Cape Town Mayor Gordon Oliver sent an unambiguous message: the anti-apartheid movement was unstoppable.

As the winter chill settles in across Cape Town, a vibrant new symbol of peace is emerging ... takes pride of place within the Long March to Freedom Bronze Statue Park in Century City.

John Eligon is the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times. As far as beauty goes, Cape Town is nothing short of spectacular: a city built on the Atlantic Ocean, around a mountain ...