Malpelo is a small oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located about 500 km west of the Colombian mainland with a military post manned by the Colombian Armed Forces. It consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest being the 300 m Cerro de la Mona. The island is about 1.5 kilometres in length from northeast to southwest, a…Malpelo is a small oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located about 500 km west of the Colombian mainland with a military post manned by the Colombian Armed Forces. It consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest being the 300 m Cerro de la Mona. The island is about 1.5 kilometres in length from northeast to southwest, and 640 metres across at its widest.