Cathedral

The underground charms of the Catedral de Sal

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March 5th 2009
Day 703 (02.03.09) We'd originally planned to head straight up north to the Caribbean coast of Colombia but having spoken to a fellow hosteller in Bogota and fancying a few shorter journeys we decided to explore the region north of Bogota for a few days first. Our first stop was Zipaquira where we planned to visit the underground salt cathedral which is part of the extensive salt mines in th ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more