Located 48km north of Bogotá,
being linked by road and by train. The most famous of its salt mines has been
exploited since pre-Columbian times by the Muiscas, in which is located the
fabulous Salt Cathedral. Gonzales Forero Square is the epicentre of
the city, surrounded by beautiful buildings that have conserved their colonial
style, and are considered to be national monuments. The square contains a
cathedral constructed between 1760 and 1870, with its interesting stone facade,
as well as City Hall and the Salinas Administration Building, with their green Republican
