Definition of Cerro Witness
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Dec. 2014
The hills They are a scenery quite usual of the geography of our planet. It's basically about isolated elevations of the land on the grounds and its height is less than that of a Mountain or from the mountains. It is taken as a standard measurement at 200 meters high, while if the elevation exceeds that measurement it should not be considered as a mountain.
The rather low height of the hills with respect to the other elevations mentioned has been decisive at the time of the settlement of many populations in them, especially to protect themselves against climatic calamities such as floods.
Another use that was given to them was in the military plane for being a very good place to visualize the enemy before this attack, precisely because of the panoramic view they offer. Even if history is reviewed, most of the fortresses were built on hills as a consequence of this situation.
Also, some famous religious constructions have been erected on the witness hills.
Now, a witness hill is not just any hill but it is that hill that stands out in the plains, that is, it is the only outstanding elevation of the
territory plain in which it is.In the generals of the law, the hill, is formed as a consequence of a geological fault, by erosion or by the movements of the plates. And in the special case of the witness hill its training It is mainly due to erosion, that is, it is this cause that ends up defining it in the terrain in question.
Regarding its name, it is neither capricious nor capricious, but rather has a motivation concrete, quite symbolic by the way, since the name of witness has to do with They are precisely the present and eyewitnesses of the place that existed there thousands and thousands of years ago. years ago.
In most of the world there are scattered witness hills, Cerro la Teta, located in the northern region of Colombia, in the continent American, the Cerro Buenavista in the Spanish city of Madrid.
It is worth mentioning that this hill is also called a hillock.
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