Day 355 - Zipaquirá

(Ursula) One day, we went to visit the town of Zipaquirá. It was said to have a cathedral worth visiting.

The interesting about it was that it wasn’t a typical cathedral but an old underground salt mine with a large chamber. It was so huge that it looked like a cathedral and was indeed very special due to its simplicity.

It had a large stone altar in the front with flowers and a large illuminated wooden cross in a niche of the salt rock behind it.

The city of Zipaquirá itself had beautiful colonial-style buildings and, of course, many Artisanal shops.

On the way back, we stopped in the town of Sopo and treated ourselves to a strawberry cake with whipped cream at the Alpina bakery. Yummy! We also purchased a few jars of honey and Swiss cheese there.

Stats: Miles 85, Expenses $38.80Read more