One of the seven wonders of Colombia. Jewel of Colombia. Architectural wonder of Colombia.
I had been reading and hearing immense tributes for the famed Salt Cathedral of Columbia, in South America. I got so intrigued to get the feel of magnificent destination.
A holy church sculpted within a salt mine. Mesmerizing depiction in halite mountain. Running through a maze of underground tunnels in mammoth salt mine, this divine wonder recreates Jesus life. Whole experience comes alive. This proved to be deep spiritual and emotional journey. I would rather say soul stirring for me.
It is said that much before Salt Cathedral inauguration in 1954, miners had built a church in the mine and used to pray there for their safety. Even Salt Cathedral was closed for public sighting the safety issues. In 1991 construction for the new cathedral started after incorporating safety patterns in structural design. This was undertaken 200 ft below old cathedral. Present day cathedral was opened in December 1995. Revolving around mammoth columns of rock salt this cathedral is divided in multiple stations. These stations represent the last journey of Jesus.
Salt Cathedral is part of salt park which houses salt dome, museums, geological display galleries, light and sound shows and auditorium portraying history of salt mines.
There is entry fee to visit Salt Cathedral. At regular intervals visitors can enter the cathedral which is restricted group wise with limited numbers. Each group is escorted by guides proficient in different languages to narrate the depictions inside.
Salt Cathedral is located near town Zipaquira, at around 50 km from Bogota. This is one of the most popular destinations in Colombia. Apart from private cabs, shared cabs are also available if booked in advance with some agency.
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Thank you. I do have youtube channel.
I am certain this would have been an incredible and unique experience.
Hope to see this for my self one day!
Memorable indeed.
That is so amazing! I would love to be able to take in that beauty for myself.
Seeing the beauty by personally being there is great feel.
I was actually reading about this Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá few days back, never knew such a place ever existed. Thanks for sharing more light and awesome photos. I bet you had a fun
I had great fun and exploration.
Wow! That looks like an amazing place to visit.
Absolutely amazing.
Oh wow, this looks amazing. I’d love to go to Colombia one day!
Colombia is fabulous country to visit.
What a fascinating history for this wonderful salt cathedral. It must be quite something to see for real.
In real this is unique experience being there.
The pictures looks so great. Love the adventure sense I am getting. Enjoy your adventures!
Thank you.
This is breathtaking. I would love to visit! What a unique and calming Cathedral.
Soul touching experience.
This sounds like such an incredible place to visit. I would love to visit it one day.
Indeed incredible destination.
The Salt Cathedral of Columbia looks like such a fabulous place to visit, I love churches and it would be a priviledge to visit this church
Absolutely so with me.
Wow this looks so amazing and beautiful
Some really amazing place to visit. I like getting to know new places. Adventure is always such a beautiful thing to undertake.
Yes and many times adventure is combined with heritage exploration too.
The Salt Cathedral looks amazing and I bet the light shows are amazing in there!
In whole cathedral lights are used in unique style.
So jealous!!! Such a dope trip!
Oh my goodness how beautiful is this?! I would love to see this for myself one day 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for reading.
Wow, sounds like an amazing experience. I too want to visit Colombia
You should plan sometime in future.
What a moving experience; I can only imagine how special that felt!
Such emotional experience for me.
That is simply stunning, it must be so special visiting it, I would love to see it one day
Very special feel I had visiting there.
What an awesome and unique experience you had.
Thank you.
This is really interesting and informative. Thank you so much for this trivia about Salt Cathedral This is the first time I have heard about it.
I am honored to share with friends.
I’ve never seen a cathedral made from rock before. What an interesting way to spend the day in Bogota.
Not only rock but rock of salt unbelievable.
its so beautiful there! i’d love to go one day
Thanks Jasmine.
Colombia is on my bucket list. Soon enough we’ll be there with the family — I have hope!
When you have hope you can make it surely.
This would be so very beautiful to see. I love to see the natural wonders that nature has to offer.
Natural wonders leave us in awe.
What a neat place to explore. We visited Ecuador and were also considering Colombia. It would be a unique experience to be able to check it out.
You can plan future travel to Colombia.
That is so amazing! I would love to visit and take it all in in person. Incredible!
Seeing in person is definitely wonderful experience.
Wow and to think that this place wasn’t real. How cool of any experience it must have been for everyone!
I’ve been meaning to visit Colombia for a long time, but I always chickened out becuase of safety issues, this is giving me another reason to add to my list!
You should visit to have that amazing feel.