El Peñon de Guatape - Medellin | MedellinTraveler.com

Discover Medellin, Colombia http://www.medellintraveler.com - El Peñon de Guatape (Spanish for "The Guatape Rock") wrongly called El Peñol Stone (Spanish La Piedra de El Peñol, is a monolithic formation located at the town and municipality of Guatape 1 km inside the city limits (86 km northeast of Medellin) in Antioquia, Colombia. The stone rises from the bottom of the hydroelectric dam of Peñol-Guatape. This monolith was spotted as a border landmark between country farms and the two cities.

At its highest part, on the rear (southeast side), it has a height of 2,135 m M.S.L. with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. The "Peñon" has 185 m3 of rock mass and it is 385 m long, with an approximate weight of 10,000,000 tons. It has some rock breaks, one of which was used for the construction of the 644 stairs that can be used to go to the top.

The wide Antioquian rock base, called "batólito Antioqueño", and the "Peñon" were formed 70 million years ago.

The Tahamies Indians, former habitants of this region, worshiped the rock and called it on their language "mojarrá" o "mujará" (rock or stone). This rock is located in the country area called "La Piedra", just 5 minutes from Guatape Town, and can be reached by an excellent road.

The rock was climbed on July 1954. History tells that it was climbed by a group of friends, at the invitation of a local priest. Luis Villegas, Pedro Nel Ramírez and Ramón Díaz climbed the rock in a five-day endeavour, using sticks that were fixed against the rock's wall.

On the top of the rock was found a new species of plant, subsequently named "Pitcairma Heterophila" by a German scientist.

On the top of the rock was built a viewing spot, where it is possible to acquire handcraft products, mail cards, and other local goods. It is possible to see the 500 km shore-perimeter dam.

by Jaime Humberto Betancur Sanchez

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[Juanfernandoz]

Hola como se llama la música de este video?

[gustavo81487]

es uno de los sitios mas hermosos de medellin horgullo paisa que viva colombia eavemaria pues

[Darioguitarro]

eso es una maravilla . les invito a todos ..

[meinurlaubinmv]

Muy buen video! Un saludo desde Rostock en Alemania!

[linnita24]

Otro de los hermosos paisajes de Antioquia!!!