Case file · Haunting
Armero and Omayra Sánchez
On 13 November 1985 lahars from Nevado del Ruiz buried the town of Armero and over 20,000 people; the grave of Omayra Sánchez, who died trapped for three days, became a shrine of reported miracles.
1985 CE · 4.96, -74.91 · status: legend
The account
Visitors leave plaques thanking her for favours; ghost stories and the belief that the ruins are haunted grew in the decades after.
The sceptical view
The disaster is documented in full; the miracle and ghost reports are part of mourning and popular devotion.