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Zipaquirá is a charming town located 48 km north of Bogotá. The main square is surrounded by old Spanish Colonial style buildings. It has fantastic bakeries!
Above the town, on Zipa hill, is the renowned Salt Cathedral. It is a church built inside a salt mine. From the outdoor Ceremonial Square, you enter and descend through the mines into the sacred Cathedral by a series of intricate tunnels illuminated by UV lights. The underground Cathedral features: • A huge Sanctuary with a large cross, balconies and a replica of Michelangelo’s "Creation of Adam" carved in salt. • Separate chapels for the 14 Stations of the Cross that depict the Passion of Jesus Christ. --- Zipaquirá tiene 48 km, es una ciudad encantadora, localizada al norte de Bogotá. La plaza mayor esta rodeada por viejos edificios de estilo Colonial español. ¡Tiene panaderías fantásticas! En la Colina denominada Zipa, esta localizada la renombrada Catedral de Sal. Es una iglesia construida dentro de una mína de sal. De la plazoleta al aire libre usted entra y desciende por la mina atraves de una serie de túneles intrincados illuminados por las luces UV hasta llegar a la sagrada Catedral. Las caracteristicas de Catedral subterránea: • Hay un Santuario enorme con una cruz grande, balcones y una replica de "La Creación de Adán" de Michelangelo esculpido en sal. • Hay diferentes Capillas que simboliza las 14 Estaciones de la Crucifixion de Jesus Cristo.
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Sep 04, 2007 - Jan 07, 2008
We barely slept last night as there was some part going on next door which was quite amusing (especially when they started singing along to some English hits by artists such as Michael Jackson)!We slept in a little too late (9am) again and were on the road to get to Zipaquira which is a town about 30km away and takes about 1.5hrs to get to due to the traffic in Bogota. We were the only turistas on the bus which was an interesting experience that´s for sure! But we did OK. The bus was packed ...
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Sep 27, 2006 - Jun 02, 2008
Norwich, England, UK -› Buenos Aires, Argentina -› ...
OK now this was weird. We went out to this little town to see an underground cathedral built into a salt mine. Yep thats right. And it was so strange and surreal and huge!!
The tunnel took us down into the dark caves and each `room`opened up into a cave with huge crosses and praying areas and stuff. At the end of the tunnel, it opened up into a massive cathedral, just like a normal cathedral with an incredibly high ceiling and it even had row after row of pews for worshippers. Just to g...
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Jan 15, 2006 - Jan 23, 2006
Bogota, Colombia -› Zipaquira, Colombia -› ...
Zipaquirá
If you are spending more than a couple of days in Bogotá, I highly recommend a pleasant side trip to Zipaquirá.
Zipaquirá is a charming town located 48 kilometers north of Bogotá. The city’s main square is surrounded by old Spanish Colonial style buildings.
Above the town, on Zipa hill, is the renowned Salt Cathedral.
The Salt Cathedral is an underground church built inside a salt mine. From the outdoor Ceremonial Square, y...
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Aug 09, 2007 - Oct 09, 2007
I pretty much spent the morning cleaning up bits and pieces of the house and waiting for other people to get organised. As I didn´t have much to do myself I just tried to keep out of the way until the shower was free.
It was a complete fiasco! Janneth warned me that Colombians are crazy and always late and I have to say she was right - I have never seen anything like it. The wedding was supposed to start at 4pm sharp (so the invitations said, in an effort to encourage time...
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