A legend very popular urban Bogota says that he Monserrate Hill It's a volcano asleep that one day he would wake up and destroy all of Bogotá.
The Monserrate hill, as well as the sanctuary and its religious figures, are one of the most visited places in Bogotá. Many believers go up to make pilgrimages, others go up for sightseeing and taking photos from the top, which has the best views of Bogotá. the whole city.
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This iconic site in the capital of Colombia due to its history and popularity has been the object of all kinds of legends and myths, such as the legend about the curse on boyfriends who go up together, the talking donkey, the sculpture of fallen man who grows hair, among other.
One of the most terrifying urban legends that surround Monserrate is the one that talks about the Sanctuary being built on the crater of a sleeping volcano that one day will awaken causing a great catastrophe that will destroy Bogotá.
Many experts including himself Colombian Geological Survey They have debunked this myth, stating that Monserrate is not and has never been a volcano since it is composed of sedimentary rocks, which are very different from volcanic rocks.
Origin of the legend
The most probable origin of this legend comes from an article published in 2006 in the “'Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Physics y Naturales” in which it is mentioned that the savanna and Monserrate had volcanic activity.
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This article, as well as the study, was denied by David Tovar, geologist and member of the Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology Group at the National University. Tovar affirms that this statement was “extraordinary based on poorly collected evidence.” Furthermore, he explained, based on studies from the Colombian Geological Service and other experts in the area, that the volcanic activity was of marine origin since Bogotá and the surrounding areas were under water for a long time and that “The volcanic deposits found at the base of the same. "They correspond to volcanic centers of Paipa or Iza, in Boyacá."
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