User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter Frontier Season Forward 1/@comment-1758220-20110401233028/@comment-3298463-20110410164437

I recall reading somewhere that the Sacred Land was an important commercial route before Alatreon came and turned it into a volcanic wasteland. I don't know where it came from or if it was even official (maybe it was in the game? I don't remember and can't go back to it now), but if it is it would give an idea of the power it holds.