Peña de Bernal

La Peña de Bernal is the third largest monolith in the world, is located in the village of Bernal in the municipality of Ezequiel Montes in the state of Queretaro, Mexico. According to studies, the rock was formed from a volcano that had exhausted its activity inside Lalava later became solid and the erosion over the years wiped out the remains of the volcano. The solid magma was what constitutes and shapes the monolith.

The word "Bernal", which gives its name to both the people as the monolith, according to the website of the municipality is of Arab origin and was used by the conquistadors to "call any big rock was isolated elongated." Ma'hando which is a word in language Otomi language word yDe'hendo Chichimec also mean "between two". Each year on 21 March during the spring equinox, thousands of tourists gather at the rock and its surroundings, for a party "mystical-religious."

This picturesque town whose economic, political and social development in the colonial era was due to mining, is now a predominantly tourist area as well as offering its extensive range of crafts, is framed by a huge rock, which is of great attraction for thousands of people who come every year to climb.


Welcome to Ezequiel Montes. Welcome to Queretaro