Cundinamarca · Colombia

Zipaquirá

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In the photo: Catedral Diocesana de Zipaquirá

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What to expect from Zipaquirá.

Zipaquirá is a colonial town on the Sabana de Bogotá, about 50 km north of the capital and at 2,650 meters altitude. It has lived off salt since the Muiscas and contains the Catedral de Sal inside the mountain, a church excavated 180 meters deep. The center, around the Plaza de los Comuneros, features balconyed manor houses and the stone cathedral. It’s the most common day trip from Bogotá.

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What to see in Zipaquirá

Church

Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá

Catholic church excavated in a salt mine about 180 meters below the surface, with the Stations of the Cross in 14 chapels, the dome and the main nave with an illuminated cross carved into the rock.

Square

Centro histórico de Zipaquirá

The colonial center of Zipaquirá around the Plaza de los Comuneros, with the stone diocesan cathedral, balconyed manor houses and the Palacio Municipal.

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