Move to Zipaquira.
I will travel to Zipaquira for a day trip from Bogota.
Since the motorcycle is not yet ready, I decided to take a day trip while waiting.
■How to get there
1. Take the Transmilenio (a bus that runs on a dedicated lane) to Portal Del Norte station.
Pay attention to the exit. If you go to the transfer station, you will not be able to exit. It is better to ask the staff.
This terminal is oval in shape, and there is a ramp near the center on the side closer to the Zipaquira direction.
If you go up a little from there, you will reach the elevated bridge.
↓ The station is around here.2. From the exit of the elevated bridge mentioned above, descend to the lane heading towards Zipaquira.
There, several buses are stopping, so I look for the one going to Zipaquira.
After getting on, I pay the fare to the staff. As of October 18, 2015, the fare is 4,400 pesos (approximately 185 yen).
If you tell the staff, if they are considerate, they will tell you that this is the place, so you should get off there.
Even if they don't, you can check with GPS and get off. In my case, many people got off, so it was easy to understand.
↓I got off around here.3. You can walk to the Salt Cathedral, or you can go there by riding a miniature train-like vehicle.
The boarding point is around here. The tourist information center is also located here.4. If you walk, it's a bit of an uphill climb, but it's not that far.
The location of the Sipagira Cathedral is around here.
Since the motorcycle is not yet ready, I decided to take a day trip while waiting.
■How to get there
1. Take the Transmilenio (a bus that runs on a dedicated lane) to Portal Del Norte station.
Pay attention to the exit. If you go to the transfer station, you will not be able to exit. It is better to ask the staff.
This terminal is oval in shape, and there is a ramp near the center on the side closer to the Zipaquira direction.
If you go up a little from there, you will reach the elevated bridge.
↓ The station is around here.2. From the exit of the elevated bridge mentioned above, descend to the lane heading towards Zipaquira.
There, several buses are stopping, so I look for the one going to Zipaquira.After getting on, I pay the fare to the staff. As of October 18, 2015, the fare is 4,400 pesos (approximately 185 yen).
If you tell the staff, if they are considerate, they will tell you that this is the place, so you should get off there.Even if they don't, you can check with GPS and get off. In my case, many people got off, so it was easy to understand.
↓I got off around here.3. You can walk to the Salt Cathedral, or you can go there by riding a miniature train-like vehicle.
The boarding point is around here. The tourist information center is also located here.4. If you walk, it's a bit of an uphill climb, but it's not that far.
The location of the Sipagira Cathedral is around here.Diocesan Cathedral of Zipaquira, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony of Padua.
Visit the Diocesan Cathedral of Zipaquira, also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony of Padua, located in the center of the town.
Considering the size of this town, it is a quite large building.
In terms of size, it is comparable to the cathedral in Bogotá. It's no wonder, considering this town's prosperity from salt.
This cathedral is not listed on Google Maps, but I applied to have it registered. Let's see how that goes.
This is a normal cathedral, but confusingly, in this town, when people say "Zipaquira Cathedral" (Salt Cathedral, Rock Salt Church, Cave Church, Salt Mine, Salt Cathedral, Catedral de Sal), they usually refer to the Salt Cathedral (cave). To distinguish it from that, it seems they call it the "Diocesan Cathedral."
Considering the size of this town, it is a quite large building.
In terms of size, it is comparable to the cathedral in Bogotá. It's no wonder, considering this town's prosperity from salt.
This cathedral is not listed on Google Maps, but I applied to have it registered. Let's see how that goes.
This is a normal cathedral, but confusingly, in this town, when people say "Zipaquira Cathedral" (Salt Cathedral, Rock Salt Church, Cave Church, Salt Mine, Salt Cathedral, Catedral de Sal), they usually refer to the Salt Cathedral (cave). To distinguish it from that, it seems they call it the "Diocesan Cathedral."
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral (Salt Cathedral, Rock Salt Church, Cave Church, Salt Mine).
I came to see the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral (Salt Cathedral, Rock Salt Church, Cave Church, Salt Mine, Catedral de Sal).
It is a unique place where the inside of a salt mining pit is designed to resemble a church. There is a separate church that is commonly seen, which is also a cathedral, so to distinguish it, Diocesan Cathedral of Zipaquira, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony of Padua. It seems to be called "something."
The price with the tour included is 25,000 pesos (approximately 1,030 yen).
Spanish tours are frequent, but the English tour started after waiting for about an hour.
Salt has been a specialty product of this region for over 500 years,
but it seems that the practice of excavating it by digging caves only began a few hundred years ago.
Even so, caves have been dug through multiple layers, and it seems that they are still excavating a huge cave.
The cave they are currently excavating has several vertical shafts that are large enough to fit the Eiffel Tower, and they are actively mining. It is amazing.
Although only the old tunnels are open to the public, they are already quite spacious.
It is a unique place where the inside of a salt mining pit is designed to resemble a church. There is a separate church that is commonly seen, which is also a cathedral, so to distinguish it, Diocesan Cathedral of Zipaquira, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony of Padua. It seems to be called "something."
The price with the tour included is 25,000 pesos (approximately 1,030 yen).
Spanish tours are frequent, but the English tour started after waiting for about an hour.
Salt has been a specialty product of this region for over 500 years,
but it seems that the practice of excavating it by digging caves only began a few hundred years ago.
Even so, caves have been dug through multiple layers, and it seems that they are still excavating a huge cave.
The cave they are currently excavating has several vertical shafts that are large enough to fit the Eiffel Tower, and they are actively mining. It is amazing.
Although only the old tunnels are open to the public, they are already quite spacious.
