Mysterious Pyramid in the Amazon: Cerro El Cono
2025-05-07
Cerro El Cono, a 400-meter-tall, pyramid-shaped mountain in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, stands as a geological enigma. Visible from the Andes on a clear day, its origins remain debated: an extinct volcano? An unusual rock formation? To local indigenous tribes, it's a sacred mountain, an 'Andean Apu.' The surrounding area is a biodiversity hotspot, threatened by illegal logging and mining despite the creation of the Sierra del Divisor National Park in 2015. The park, while vast, struggles to combat these ongoing threats.