Las Lajas Sanctuary

The neo-Gothic church was built in this spectacular location because of a presumed miracle that happened here in the year 1754. The Virgin Mary appeared to a woman and her daughter who and no one knows how it got there. Because of all these elements, this church was chosen as one of the 7 Wonders of Colombia as well.

The Las Lajas Sanctuary is often referred to as the “Las Lajas Shrine” and is officially known as the “National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Las Lajas” or “Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de las Lajas.” It’s located inside a canyon of the Guáitara River near the city of Ipiales in the Colombian Department of Nariño in the utmost southwestern corner of this South American country.