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Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
El Peñón sits on the route: 15 minutes from Topaipí, 42km from Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá.
El Peñón is a town located in Cundinamarca, Colombia. With a population of 728, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, El Peñón sits in Colombia, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Bogota time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Peñón to your route.
El Peñón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is located at an altitude of 1,310 metres (4,300 ft) in the western flanks of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The municipality, part of the Rionegro Province borders Topaipí in the north, Vergara and Nimaima in the south,Read more
Pacho in the east and La Peña and La Palma in the west. The municipality is 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of the capital Bogotá and thanks to the lower elevation has a temperate climate averaging 21 °C (70 °F).
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El Peñón is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 5.2526 latitude, -74.2907 longitude.
El Peñón has a population of approximately 728 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
42 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
A vast, chaotic parrilla-nightclub in Chia north of Bogota, packed floor to ceiling with scrap-metal art and trinkets, where the menu runs to dozens of pages and dinner turns into dancing.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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