MINA DE SAL DE NEMOCON
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The Nemocón Salt Mine with more than 500 years of history under it is an imposing tourist attraction at 80 meters deep.
Discover how since 1801 man began to extract salt on a large scale with the traditional system of chambers and pillars.
Descending through mining tunnels that support the mountain, the visitor will begin his journey through this amazing construction that will take him to the chamber of natural mirrors of brine (old saturation tanks), density, salt crystals with lights, ceilings and walls. They produce a magical effect of a natural brine mirror.
The dance and events hall where concerts, painting exhibitions, conferences and receptions are held.
The salt waterfall with more than 80 years old and the spring or wishing well where with the faith of the miner all are fulfilled.
In the chamber of the Chapel with its enormous sphere carved in salt rock weighing 1,300 kilos is the Virgen del Carmen, in a representation in which she shows her protective mantle spread over the world, and as a novelty, in this underground chapel you will be able to visit the image of the Fallen Lord in one of the most painful stages of the Via Crucis, in a saline figure that reflects all the passion and torments experienced between the Last Supper and his crucifixion and especially on the way to Mount Calvary that will surely make you live and renew your Faith, being more than 80 meters deep, in a mystical and overwhelming part of the route.
The mining tradition is revived and homage is paid to the miners of Nemocón, marriage vows are renewed, thanksgiving of miners, drivers, policemen and devotees of the Virgen del Carmen.
In the chamber of the soul or of lovers, you will be surprised by the 1,600 kilo salt crystal (Halite) unique in the world, carved in the shape of a heart by the miner Miguel Sánchez in the sixties, a true treasure where you can obtain the best images.
'IN THE SALT MINE THE HEART OF NEMOCON BEATS AGAIN FROM THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH TO THE WORLD'
Get to know the city or chamber of stalactites and stalagmites, these grow from one to three centimeters per year leaving spectacular formations such as ferns, lamps, roots and snowflakes. the San Juan well, which due to its density, crystallinity and salinity is known as the replica of the Dead Sea. Chamber "CHUY", tribute is paid to the miner Mr. JOSE MAXIMILIANO CHUY GÓMEZ for his great feat of loading and carrying from Nemocón to Bogotá an immense rock of salt of more than 13 arrobas...
The Santa Bárbara tank is the largest natural mirror of underground brine in the world with 15 meters long by 6 meters wide and 5 meters deep.
The best underground walk you can imagine, with medicinal and therapeutic properties...
A true feast for the senses and the spirit. The meaning of the Nemocón Salt Mine is cultural, historical, scientific, thematic, mining and touristic.
Likewise, and as part of this route, scenes have been incorporated in homage to three (3) unforgettable characters who, being part of the history of the area, left living traces in the Nemocón Salt Mine and their steps were enthroned from the top of the mountain. to the depths of our journey and that are part of the new attractions of La Mina for its visitors through the culture and entertainment that they transmit to the visitor. In principle, the history of the ancient inhabitants of the region - the Muiscas - and their Cacique Nemequene, a brave leader and excellent military strategist with impressive feats in his short life, who apart from his influence and importance in this aspect gave rise to the legend of the tree of dreams a story, with more than 400 years of oral tradition, that explains why the indigenous people decided to hide their most precious treasures and possessions to defend them from invaders.
In the same way, the visitor will be fascinated by knowing the traces and importance of the passage of the great German sage Alexander von Humboldt through this area and our country, where the great explorer of the Americas applied engineering for the improvement and industrialization of exploitation. salina and you will be able to scrutinize what is behind the ingenious mind of the one who made the designs of the Mine that date back to 1801.
In the external facilities of the Salt Mine, the Museum of Natural History of the Savannah, located in the old installation of the mechanical metal workshops of the original industrial exploitation built at the end of the 19th century. Today, this place has been transformed into a place where you can see the evolution of the sea that originally existed in this region until it reached the main saline area of the country and be fascinated by the animals that inhabited it before man took his first steps on it. the surface of the planet. In the midst of these stories and curious facts you will feel the steps of giants: Mastodons, Megatherians, Plesiosaurs, Icthysaurs, and the geological evolution through ammonites; rocks and fossils, as a certain evidence of the evolution in the area in a journey through the prehistory of the Savannah until reaching our most recent ancestors: the Muiscas.
The Nemocón Salt Mine, an underground town 80 meters deep inside an immense salt dome, with formations and natural attractions unique in the world...
NEMOCÓN, CUNDINAMARCA IS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT.... MAGICAL MUNICIPALITY OF COLOMBIA!
Get to know the Muisca traces on the archaeological trail, an area that has been a faithful witness to the exploitation of salt in the open by the indigenous people. Salt was the generator of their great wealth.
Enjoy the charm of the Savannah, from the Nemocón viewpoint.
NEMOCÓN IS A BEAUTIFUL TOWN LOCATED JUST 65 KMS NORTH OF BOGOTÁ IN THE PROVINCE OF SABANA CENTRO, DEPARTMENT OF CUNDINAMARCA.
Route 1. Bogotá, Autopista Norte, La Caro, Puente del Común, Variante Cajica and before entering Zipaquirá, take the bridge via Ubaté, at the La Paz crossroads, turn right (by the two fuel service stations 14 km. DIRECT TO NEMOCÓN).
Route 2. Bogotá, North highway via Briceño, Parque Jaime Duque turn left via Zipaquirá Ubaté, cross La Paz on the right through the two fuel stations DIRECTLY TO NEMOCÓN. NEMOCÓN, CUNDINAMARC