--- description: The face of Jesus has appeared on a hillside in Columbia, and so many worshippers have come that police were brought in to manage the crowd. title: Colombia Rockslide Reveals 'Face of Jesus' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Did the 'Face of Jesus' Appear in a Colombian Rockslide?  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 24, 2015 1:44 PM CUT  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 24, 2015 1:44 PM CUT A landslide in Colombia has reportedly yielded what some are calling a miracle — the face of Jesus, etched on a hillside. > [](https://twitter.com/TelegraphPics/status/580325743848128512) So many worshippers came to the site in Putumayo that police have been brought in to manage the crowd, Colombian newspaper [_El Tiempo_ reports](http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/derrumbe-formo-el-rostro-de-jesus/15445256 "undefined"), and some locals have begun charging the pilgrims to see the face. “If you believe in Jesus, you will see your image,” Ximena Rosero Arango, one of the people who came to the site, told the newspaper. The image has also been making the rounds on social media since Saturday, when the crowds first began arriving. If the image is real it would be a departure for the Son of God; usually, the countenance divine is revealed in [foodstuffs](http://www.buzzfeed.com/arielknutson/people-who-found-jesus-in-their-food#.qmMzOBvlQd "undefined"). \[[_El Tiempo_](http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/derrumbe-formo-el-rostro-de-jesus/15445256 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3755832/jesus-face-columbia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3755832/jesus-face-columbia/"},"headline":"Did the 'Face of Jesus' Appear in a Colombian Rockslide?","datePublished":"2015-03-24T13:44:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:56.462Z","description":"The face of Jesus has appeared on a hillside in Columbia, and so many worshippers have come that police were brought in to manage the crowd.","url":"https://time.com/3755832/jesus-face-columbia/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Religion","Jesus","faith"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3755832/jesus-face-columbia/","name":"Did the 'Face of Jesus' Appear in a Colombian Rockslide?"}}]}] ```