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Monserrate (; named after Catalan homonym mountain Montserrat) is a mountain over high that overlooks the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to above the sea level, where there is a church (built in the 17th century) with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído ("The Fallen Lord").

Key facts

Mountain.name
Monserrate
Mountain.photo
2017 Bogotá Basílica del Señor Caído de Monserrate.jpg
Mountain.photo_size
275px
Mountain.elevation_m
3152
Mountain.range
Eastern HillsAltiplano CundiboyacenseEastern RangesAndes
Mountain.country
Colombia
Mountain.settlement_type
City
Mountain.settlement
Bogotá
Mountain.map
Colombia Bogotá
Mountain.map_alt
Monserrate is located in the Eastern Hills of Bogotá
Mountain.map_caption
Location within Bogotá
Mountain.map_size
170px
Mountain.label_position
left
Mountain.first_ascent
Pre-Columbian era
Mountain.easiest_route
FunicularTeleférico de MonserratePilgrimage trail

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Named after
Montserrat
Country
Colombia
Located in
Bogotá
Continent
Americas
Elevation
3152
Material used
sedimentary rock
Image
2017 Bogotá Basílica del Señor Caído de Monserrate.jpg
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Commons category
Monserrate
mountain range
Cordillera Oriental
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Pre-Columbian era
  • Colonial period
  • Tourism
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Monserrate (; named after Catalan homonym mountain Montserrat) is a mountain over high that overlooks the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to above the sea level, where there is a church (built in the 17th century) with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído ("The Fallen Lord").

The Mountain, already considered sacred in pre-Columbian times when the area was inhabited by the indigenous Muisca, is a pilgrim destination, as well as a major tourist attraction. In addition to the church, the summit contains restaurants, cafeteria, souvenir shops and many smaller tourist facilities. Monserrate can be accessed by aerial tramway (a cable car known as the teleférico), by funicular, or by climbing, the preferred way of pilgrims. The climbing route was previously closed due to wildfires and landslides caused by a drought, but it reopened in 2017.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monserrate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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