Capilla del Monte, the Town That Lives on It

added01 September 2026

A town at the foot of Cerro Uritorco in the Argentine province of Córdoba, known across Latin America as the capital of UFO tourism. In January 1986 a scorched oval about a hundred and twenty metres long was found on the slope, and its origin was never established; the town's fame begins there. Since then it has held the annual Alta Uritorco festival, its hotels cater to energy tourism, and on New Year's Eve thousands climb the mountain to wait for lights. Local esoteric tradition places an underground city, Erks, inside the mountain. No expedition has found anything of the kind, and it has made no difference at all to the visitor numbers.

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