Colombia

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El Peñon de Guatape

A ten-million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians

A massive stone rising over 650 feet out of the flat ground of Guatape, Colombia, the Piedra de Penol or El Peñon de Guatape was once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians. By the 1900s, the massive... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan and wythe

catedral de sal de zipaquira

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface

The story of the Cathedral of Salt of Zipaquira is certainly one of persistence. The original cathedral was carved out of an active salt mine beginning in 1950. Inaugurated in 1954, the cathedral... »

Wonders of Salt, Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan

Caño Cristales

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise"

Often referred as the "river of five colors", "the river that ran away from paradise," and "the most beautiful river in the world." A unique biological wonder Caño Cristales is one of those places... »

Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Dylan, retorno and 2 others

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