{"id":6126,"date":"2019-10-29T11:03:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negociosdigitales.com.co\/expotur\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2019-10-29T11:03:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:03:57","slug":"minas-de-nemocon-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expotur-eco.com\/en\/minas-de-nemocon-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Minas de Nemoc\u00f3n, treasure hidden under Colombian land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These spectacular salt mines are located in the municipality of Nemoc\u00f3n<\/strong>, department of Cundinamarca<\/strong>, near Bogot\u00e1<\/strong>, 30 minutes (65 km) from Zipaquir\u00e1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Minas de Nemoc\u00f3n<\/strong> is an excellent destination for those who want to know more about the history of mining in Colombia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mine has more than 500 years of history, it is a natural wonder combined with almost perfect architecture; Inside you will find Salt Waterfall<\/strong> with more than 80 years and also the well-known wishing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to get to the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Go to the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines by bus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you go by bus from the city of Bogot\u00e1, you just have to take it at the Salitre<\/strong> transport terminal to Nemoc\u00f3n, the ticket costs 7,800 per person and takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines in TURISTREN or the Sabana Tourist Train<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This train goes to Zipaquir\u00e1\nand there they offer you the transport service with entrance to the Mine. The\nvalue of the ticket is 60,000 adults, for over 60 years it costs 54,000 as well\nas for children up to 12 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines by car<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you go by car, from Bogot\u00e1,\nyou must take the North Highway with 170th Street to get out. The trip takes 1\nhour 15 min; the recommended route is Ch\u00eda – Cajic\u00e1 – Zipaquir\u00e1 – Nemoc\u00f3n. On\nthe road you will find a toll with a value of 8,400 pesos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines in Taxi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you take a taxi the cost of the trip will be $ 120,000 to 130,000 pesos. It takes 1 hour 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun facts about the Nemoc\u00f3n Mines:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The word Nemocon means\n“warrior’s lament.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the first salt mine\nexploited in Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its route takes 1 hour to 80\nmeters underground, for 1,600 meters of tunnels, which 8 million tons of salt\nwere extracted for its construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salt extracted from the mine was used for cooking and manufacturing textile products, soaps, medicines and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indigenous legend\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The mines of Nemoc\u00f3n have an indigenous legend that consists in the fact that the Zipa Nemequene, cacique, fell asleep at the foot of the shade of a Sabanero rubber tree where he had a dream that predicted the arrival of the Spaniards in their horses, who enslaved them and Take away all their wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why choose the Minas de Nemoc\u00f3n as your destination for your next trip?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will be amazed by all the\narchitectural work that you will find in the mines, it is a unique tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Heart of Nemoc\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Inside is “The Heart of Nemocon<\/strong>“, which is a large crystal formed purely by salt; it is something surprising and very romantic if you go with your couple. Many go underground to find it and even propose marriage to their couple in this wonderful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salt crystal heart <\/strong>weighs 1,600 kilos and is the largest in South America, it was found in 1905, but hand carved in the 60’s by a miner named Miguel S\u00e1nchez. It was finished with a faint and romantic touch that gives it a red light that was placed later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lounges in the mines of Nemoc\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The mine has several rooms,\neach very special and different; the most sought after are: water mirrors, the\nwishing well, the chapel of the Virgen del Carmen, the miner’s room, among\nothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapel of the Virgen del Carmen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It was built in 1946 and is considered the patron of Colombian miners, drivers and police. In this room there is a huge virgin and a stone sphere that 1,300 kilos and symbolizes at the feet of the virgin, the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RATES 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrance fees to the Nemoc\u00f3n Salt Mine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n