The Rock of Guatape

Local namePiedra del Peñol
LocationGuatapé, Colombia

The Rock of Guatape is a landmark inselberg in Colombia. It is located in the town and municipality of Guatapé, Antioquia. It is also known as The Stone of El Peñol, or simply La Piedra or El Peñol, as the town of El Peñol, which borders Guatapé, has also historically claimed the rock as their own and thus has led to different names for the site.

The landform is a granitic rock remnant that has resisted weathering and erosion, likely as result of being less fractured than the surrounding bedrock. Peñón de Guatapé is an outcrop of the Antioquia Batholith and towers up to 200 meters above its base. Visitors can scale the rock via a staircase with 649 steps built into one side.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Peñón_de_Guatapé

Address Colombia

Coordinates 6°13'12.089" N -75°10'45.959" E

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