5/5 Lonely W. 8 months ago on Google
Built
in
honor
of
the
Virgin,
the
magnificent
cathedral
is
the
most
famous
landmark
in
Colombia
and
a
popular
place
of
pilgrimage.
The
Church
of
Las
Lajas
is
located
in
the
canyon
of
the
Guaitara
River,
near
the
border
of
Colombia
and
Ecuador.
Its
main
relic
is
the
Senora
de
las
Lajas
rock
icon.
According
to
legend,
in
1754,
in
the
local
cave,
a
poor
Indian
woman
and
her
deaf-mute
daughter
witnessed
the
appearance
of
the
Virgin,
who
saved
the
sick
girl
from
death
and
healed.
After
that,
an
image
of
a
woman
with
a
baby
in
her
arms
appeared
on
the
wall
of
the
cave.
The
rock
icon
of
the
Mother
of
God
was
recognized
as
healing
and
since
then
has
become
a
place
of
pilgrimage
for
numerous
believers
from
Colombia
and
Ecuador.
