The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Gabriela Delgado
María Isabel Cedeño
Colegio Claustro Moderno
Bogotá, Colombia
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
Content
1.Geographical Location
2.History
3.The mine
4.Ideology
5.Legacy in Colombia
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
1. Geographical Location
1.1 The Americas
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1.2 Colombia
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
1.3 Zipaquirá, Colombia
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2. History
2.1 Geological formation
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
2.2 Dome
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2.3 Indigenous and European
exploration
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2.4 Spanish Conquest
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
• Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses
its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer food
for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
3. The Mine
The Salt Cathedral Of Zipaquirá
3.1 Guasá (First Cathedral)
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3.2 Potosí
3.3 Fabricalta
3.4 Subsabana
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4. Ideology
4.1 Virgen del Rosario de Guasá
5. Legacy in Colombia
5.1 Figures
• Distance from Bogotá: 48 km (one hour in car)
• Level above sea water: 2,652 m
• Average temperature inside the mine: 14°C
• Average temperature of Zipaquirá: 17°C
• Distance underground: 180m
• Usage of the salt: 90% industrial – 10% sales in
Colombia
• Biggest salt reserve in the world
• It has the biggest cross underground made of 31 tons of
salt
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