Cerro San Miguel
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The Cerro San Miguel is the fourth highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica 2,035 m (6,677 ft)[1]. San Miguel makes reference to Saint Micheal.
In 1933 a 26 m tall iron cross was installed on the top of the mountain, and is known as the Cross of Alajuelita. It is lighted by night since 1984 and has become an reference point in the Central Valley, from where it can be seen to the south. The cross is a popular pilgrimage destination and can be easily visited on a one day hike.
It was at this site where the Crime of Alajuelita took place on April 6, 1986. Seven women, six of them children, were on a day trip to the cross when they where suspectedly shot by the 'Psicópata', a still unidentified serial killer, in the first of eight crimes[2][3].
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- ^ Cerros que rodean el Gran Área Metropolitana
- ^ Al Día:Masacre de Alajuelita viva e impune, 20 años después
- ^ Nación.com:Cúmulo de errores impidió desenmascarar al ‘Psicópata’
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