Cerro Uritorco
A mountain in central Argentina draws visitors from around the world, who come to watch for lights over its summit.
What was reported
Cerro Uritorco is the highest peak of the Sierras Chicas in Córdoba, about 1,950 metres high. Since the 1980s, people in the town of Capilla del Monte at its foot have reported strange lights moving over the mountain at night, and a scorched mark on a nearby hillside in 1986 was said to be a landing site.
Stories also tell of a hidden city beneath the mountain and of a lost staff of power. The town has embraced the legends, with UFO-themed cafés and a festival.
Explanations offered
Most lights are explained as aircraft, satellites, stars and car headlights on mountain roads, and the 1986 mark is thought to have been a fire. The mountain's reputation has made it a centre of New Age tourism, bringing many hopeful watchers.
- When
- Reported since the 1980s
- Where
- Capilla del Monte, Córdoba, Argentina
- Witnesses
- Residents, visitors and hikers
- Status
- Unexplained
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