A Pyramid within the Amazon? The Thriller of Cerro El Cono in Peru’s Sierra del Divisor

The mysterious peak of Cerro El Cono, standing remoted within the Sierra del Divisor, a mountainous border between Peru and Brazil, has drawn consideration of researchers for its mysterious pyramidal form, rising from the plain and protruding from the virgin lowland forest. Within the Andes mountain vary, the construction is seen from a distance of as much as 250 miles (400 kilometers) on clear days. Due to its distant location, Cerro El Cono’s origins have remained a thriller. Some experiences counsel that “The cone hill” could be a peculiar rock construction, whereas others speculate that it might be an extinct volcano. 

Origin Theories

In response to analysis featured in La República, the 1310-foot-tall Corro El Cono is a religious entity for the native tribes. It’s revered as an Andean Apu, a secret mountain believed to carry protecting powers for the folks dwelling in its neighborhood.

Some researchers speculate it as an extinct volcano attributable to its distinct form, however this speculation stays unconfirmed attributable to restricted analysis and accessibility points on this space.
One other rationalization — one for which there isn’t any proof — is that Cerro El Cono sits on the ruins of a pyramid constructed by historic Indigenous tribes.

Conservation challenges

To fight threats of environmental degradation attributable to unlawful logging, gold mining, and poaching, Sierra del Divisor Nationwide Park was created in 2015. However current surveys present, this protected park has did not ship the promised risk elimination.