Pedra da Gávea Rio de Janeiro

Located between São Conrado and Barra da Tijuca, Pedra da Gávea is a granite rock that rises 842 meters above sea level. It was named by the Portugese after they concluded that it would be a great observatory for ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Gavea means "top sail" or "top". The rock has many interesting stories told about it, including being a time portal, an ancient Phoenician tomb, a UFO landing site and various others.
The most striking fact about Pedra de Gavea, is the fact that there are ancient symbols carved into it, that havn't been explained, which are as old as the pyramids, they are definately not natural.
Pedra de Gavea is one of the deadliest as far as rock climbing fatalities. Simply because of unregulated, untrained amatures that have no fear or no understanding of the danger involved, It can be climbed safely however, with a trained guide and the proper equipment.