El Cono: The mysterious sacred 'pyramid' hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest [View all]

By Sascha Pare published 2 days ago

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds spiritual significance for Indigenous people.



Aerial view of Cerro El Cono in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. There are mountains in the background.
Cerro El Cono is isolated from a nearby mountain range and has an unusual shape. (Image credit: Newscom/Alamy)

Cerro El Cono is a 1,310-foot-tall (400 meters), pyramid-like formation in the Amazon rainforest. It rises steeply from the relatively flat jungle landscape of eastern Peru, making it visible from as far west as the Andes — 250 miles (400 kilometers) away — on a clear day.

The formation, whose name translates to "cone hill," is located in a mountainous region on the border between Peru and Brazil known as the Sierra del Divisor. The mountains are visible in the background of most photographs of Cerro El Cono, but the formation is isolated from the other peaks and has an unusual pyramidal shape, making it stand out from the rest of the mountain range.

The origins of the strange peak have remained mysterious due to its remote location. While some sources suggest that the cone could be an extinct volcano, others say it might simply be an unusual rock formation.



More:
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/el-cono-the-mysterious-sacred-pyramid-hidden-deep-in-the-amazon-rainforest


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