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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Spanish: Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá) is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 metres (660 ft) underground in a halite mountain near the city of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Apr 20, 2019 · Colombia's Salt Cathedral is located about 600 feet underground, in a former salt mine in Zipaquirá, just outside Bogotá. It's especially busy during Easter, with thousands attending services...
Little by little, a multicolored phosphorescent light appeared and illuminated the walls of the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, a monumental architectural masterpiece built by the miners' own hands and which became a beautiful temple.
Mar 23, 2021 · Zipaquirá’s Salt Cathedral (or Catedral de Sal) remains one of the most popular day trips around Bogota, Colombia. Carved from 250,000 tons of salt, 190m underground, it remains a marvel and well worth a visit.
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Visitors are enchanted by the chance to feel like miners and explore dark tunnels using a special helmet lamp in the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Take a tourist train from Bogotá to tour the twelve Stations of the Cross under colorful lights and see a 3D movie on salt extraction.
Dec 23, 2023 · Located in the town of Zipaquira, about 55km to the north of La Candelaria in Bogota, you’ll find the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira (Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá). As the name suggests, the Salt Cathedral is a church built inside the shafts of an abandoned salt mine nearly 200 m underground.
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Nov 16, 2009 · Discover Cathedral of Salt in Zipaquira, Colombia: Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.
