Catedral de Sal

This is the town of Zipaquira, which is just down the mountain from the salt mine. It has a feel to it like it has been there a very long time.This is the entrance to the Salt Cathedral, we got there early and there wasn't much of a line and the eight of us had our own English speaking tour guide. when we left the Cathedral the line stretched way past where this picture was taken.
As you descend into the mountain you go past all the Stations of the Cross carved out of the salt ore. Here we are standing in front of one of the many crosses. After you get past the Via Dela Rosa, you get to the cathedral proper. The pictures are kind of dark, but I will post some on the next installment. There were monks and nuns doing chants in the cathedral so it was cool but there wasn't a mass going on.
This is the view from the parking lot of the restaurant where we had lunch. They were setting up for a wedding there. It is a lovely spot to get married, or you can get married underground.