Mystery of towering ‘pyramid-shaped’ mountain El Cono in heart of Amazon that locals believe was ‘built for the Gods’

A TOWERING mountain that rises suddenly from the flat Amazon rainforest is cloaked in mystery.

Cerro el Cono, the steep pyramid-shaped rock, stands tall and alone – leading locals to believe it was “built for the Gods”.

AlamyCerro el Cono rises abruptly from a flat plain in the Amazon rainforest[/caption] AFPCerro el Cono is rises from the Peruvian Amazon rainforest[/caption]

The 1,310ft-tall peak shoots up from Sierra del Divisor National Park in eastern Peru, near the border with Brazil.