cathedral
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
Tocancipá is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gachancipá, 15km from Lake Guatavita.
Tocancipá is a town located in Cundinamarca, Colombia. With a population of 15,355, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Tocancipá 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 Tocancipá to your route.
Tocancipá (Spanish pronunciation: [tokansiˈpa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tocancipá is situated in the northern part of the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes with theRead more
urban centre at an altitude of 2,605 metres (8,547 ft). The capital Bogotá, which metropolitan area includes Tocancipá, is 42 kilometres (26 mi) to the south. Tocancipá borders Gachancipá in the north, Guasca and Sopó in the south, Guatavita in the east and Zipaquirá in the west.
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Tocancipá is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 4.9653 latitude, -73.9130 longitude.
Tocancipá has a population of approximately 15,355 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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5 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A near-perfect circular crater lake in the Andes above Bogota, the Muisca ritual site that gave rise to the El Dorado legend where chiefs were gilded and offerings thrown into the water.
15 km · about 30 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
The world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts with over 55,000 pieces from Colombia's ancient civilizations.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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