On Easter, people will gather to pray in the cathedral, situated 600 feet underground in the Andean mining town of Zipaquirá. It was built in the caverns and tunnels left behind by salt miners.

Nearly 200 meters underground, in the small town of Zipaquirá, Colombia, there is a Cathedral unlike any other. Inside the depths of a salt mine lies a functioning church which receives as many as ...

On Easter, people will gather to pray in the cathedral, situated 600 feet underground in the Andean mining town of Zipaquirá. It was built in the caverns and tunnels left behind by salt miners.

Hollowed out of the middle of this mountain and 600 feet below our feet lay our destination: the magnificent Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, one of the most popular tourist and pilgrimage sites in ...

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá draws thousands to pray beneath the earth every week. By Max Parry, News Reporter. 11:00, Sun, Dec 10, 2023. Link copied Bookmark.

Illuminated tunnel inside the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira in Bogota, Colombia holgs / iStock Some 650 feet underground in Zipaquirá, Colombia, worshippers kneel in front of an illuminated cross ...

Salt Cathedral. Parque De La Sal, Zipaquira, Cundinamarca. 011-57-1-851-9502. catedraldesal.gov.co. The cathedral sits in the middle of a hilly, 79-acre park dedicated to salt mining.

The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral is a remarkable place. On Easter, the body scrub shops and the emerald booths succumb to the faithful and its tunnels and caverns swell with worship.

The Zipaquira Salt Cathedral, a popular tourist destination in Cundinamarca, has been illuminated with a brilliant new lighting system, reported newspaper El Tiempo on Wednesday. “This type of ...

The Zipaquira Salt Cathedral, a popular tourist destination in Cundinamarca, has been illuminated with a brilliant new lighting system, reported newspaper El Tiempo on Wednesday. “This type of ...