Place destiny of faith, faithful, especially Latin American devotees Ecuadorians, and Colombians. Considered "The second of the 7 wonders of Colombia, the most beautiful by its topography and the most daring for its medieval architecture." And named as architectural heritage of the nation.
Located 7 km, Ipiales, a town bordering the neighboring country of Ecuador.
The story goes that this sanctuary was built in the eighteenth century, at the request of the Virgin Mary, when she appeared to an Indian girl sordomuda, who informs her mother that "mestizo called"
Para llegar hasta este sitio se hace un recorrido de hora y media de la ciudad de Pasto hasta Ipiales, hasta el santuario en sí se llega a través de una amplia escalinata con doscientos sesenta y seis peldaños. Al atrio se llega cruzando un puente sobre el río que tiene estatuas de ángeles dispuestos a lo largo, otro camino conduce directamente hasta el río que está a los pies de las columnas que soportan al santuario, desde donde se puede observar hacia arriba y maravillarse con su imponencia.
Las Lajas Sanctuary was built on flagstone that is available in the area, in the middle of the river canyon Guáitara, rising above the river, so it is called "a miracle of God in the Abyss.
Their average height is 100 meters from its base, Gothic style, with three levels; inside ogival style with columns that are joined in the ceiling tiles in fiberglass. And large windows that illuminate the interior.
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