Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá is a municipality in the Cundinamarca department, about 25 km north of Bogotá, Colombia. In Chibcha, the languange of the Muiscas - the Indians in the area - it meant The Land of the Zipa. The Zipa was the king of this territory. Now the town is mostly known for its Salt Cathedral, an underground church built inside a salt mountain in a tunnel made as result of the explotation of the 'salinas' (salt mines). Zipaquirá has a very interesting architecture, the old center is also a turistic attraction; its main square is surrounded by old buildings of Spanish Colonial style. This small city can be reached by train from Bogotá.