Buildings

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá

Colombia Cundinamarca Zipaquirá

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Photo: DnTrotaMundos ☮, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An underground cathedral carved inside a salt mine, 180 m below ground, with the Stations of the Cross and a vast nave lit in changing colours.


It's an hour north of Bogotá, whose Gold Museum and La Candelaria district are highlights.

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