It is a wonderful place in the city of Bogota

Crowning the top of the hill is stunning Monserrate Sanctuary, devotional prayer and pilgrimage site whose tradition dates back to colonial times. The current building, opened in 1920 and underwent several renovations, stands on sections of building and land previously occupied by a chapel, a monastery of Carthusian and several religious buildings. 

The current configuration of the temple is of minor basilica and its main altar lies the Fallen Lord of Monserrate, elaborate carving of the seventeenth century by Pedro de Lugo and Albarracin. The location of the sanctuary, at 3,200 meters above sea level, you can admire a splendid panorama of the city. Mechanical accesses are performed by air, railway, or .funicular land amid mature eucalyptus forests. walking.