Skip to navigation

Mark Moxon's Travel Writing

Colombia: Zipaquirá

The view of the main nave from the balcony
The view of the main nave from the balcony

Seeing as our Bogotá hotel was just down the Transmilenio from the Portal del Norte terminus, we couldn't miss the opportunity to visit the attractive historic town of Zipaquirá, and in particular its amazing salt cathedral. A 40-minute bus ride from the terminus, Zipaquirá is the most popular day trip from the capital, and it's absolutely worth the effort.

The marked path up to the salt cathedral
The marked path up to the salt cathedral
One of the 14 sculptures symbolising the Stations of the Cross
One of the 14 sculptures symbolising the Stations of the Cross
The small chapel at the entrance to the cathedral
The small chapel at the entrance to the cathedral
St Michael the Archangel
St Michael the Archangel
The main nave
The main nave
The salt waterfall
The salt waterfall
The Creation of Adam
The Creation of Adam
The mirror pool in the salt cathedral's commercial centre
The mirror pool in the salt cathedral's commercial centre