Colombia 500 Pesos |
500 Pesos |
Obverse: Portrait of Simon Bolivar - Great Liberator of South America.
Reverse:The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Iglesia subterránea de las Salinas de Zipaquira) is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
The temple at the bottom has three sections, representing the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock. Some marble sculptures are included. The Salt Cathedral in Zipaquira is one of the 7 wonders in Colombia.