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Bugarach, the mountain of the end of the world

Bugarach is a very small but disturbing town in the south of France.It doesn't have more than 176 inhabitants, but even so, it concentrates on its famous mountain, a host of questions and peculiarities that make it unique.To begin, we will tell you, for example, that its geological strata are arranged backwards, that is, the oldest and most modern layers below, a particularity known as "riding".

Now, this is not the only thing or the most important thing.Lovers of ufology and the paranormal phenomena see in Bugarach mountain a whole altar of the phenomenology of the strange .Here the compasses they are altered, and the photographs are almost always "obscured." In fact, even Jules Verne was inspired by the mountain of Bugarach to write "Journey to the center of the Earth." The reason? This is where one of the deepest caves in the world opens .

Would you like to know more about the so-called "mountain of the end of the world"? Join us in this disturbing walk.

Bugarach, the mountain that was going to save us from the end of the world

This small and idyllic French town made news all over the planet when on December 21 of 2012, many expected the arrival of the end of the world announced by the Mayas (or at least, interpreted by some in this way).Because of an inexplicable reasoning it was thought that the only scenario that would remain standing after the "apocalypse" was the mountain of Bugarach.The truth is that the reason why a series of people began to proclaim that this mountain was the salvation to that impending destruction of our world was never very well understood.

Bugarach, the mountain of the end of the world

The truth is that the Mayans never said that the only town that was going to be safe from the disaster, was Bugarach, it is more, for many experts the Mayan culture not even so I only knew the existence of another continent.Then? What happened? The responsibility for that "viral" idea was of a set of blogs and esoteric circles , and especially of the media that echoed the news.It reached such an extent that the authorities The French were forced to close the access between December 13 and 22, 2012, since the arrival of dozens of sects, or groups like the Solar Temple, who threatened with collective suicide was expected Fortunately, December gave way to January 2013, and nothing happened.The world was still "standing."

What does the Bugarach mountain hide?

It is said to be a enclave full of strange energies.Bugarach is cataro territory , dotted with vineyards and old castles modeling a sparsely populated town, and that in the past, served as a refuge for sects like the Albigenses, and where they say lovers of myths, or urban legends, is where the treasure of the Templars hides, and even or the Holy Grail itself.

Bugarach, the mountain of the end of the world

However, there is still another more disturbing fact: in this town there was a church dedicated to Maria Magdalena , and where a century ago, a parish called Berenger Sauniere He said he had discovered in this construction, documents that related Bugarach with the Merovingian dynasty, that is, with descendants of Jesus of Nazareth, according to the apocryphal gospels.In fact, Dan Brown found enough inspiration in this town for his novel «The Da Code Vinci ».

Bugarach, the mountain of the end of the world

We must also tell you that if this scenario has caught your attention and you are thinking of traveling to this French region, it is important to point out that it will be very difficult for you to find accommodation, and if there is, it will be especially expensive (c about 1,500 euros per night).In Bugarach there are few inhabitants, but there are, they take advantage of the "media tiron." Here, dozens of curious , ufologists, members of the New Age, naturalists arrive daily.or fans of the occult ...A variety of interests, personalities and concerns, who see in this mountain a portal to the supernatural.In fact, you would like to know that Steven Spielberg relied on this mountain to create what appeared in «Encounters in the third phase». Do you remember her?

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