Zipaquirá
The town is primarily known for its Salt Cathedral, an underground church built inside a salt mine in a tunnel made as result of the excavation of the salinas. Zipaquirá has an original architecture, and the old city centre is a tourist attraction. Its main square is surrounded by old buildings in the Spanish Colonial style. This small city can be reached by train from Bogotá.
In Chibcha, the language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest, the name means "The Land of the zipa". Zipa was the ruler of this territory. Another origin is "City of our father".
Map - Zipaquirá
Map
Country - Colombia
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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COP | Colombian peso | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ES | Spanish language |