27 Mar 2024
With the 1 1/2 ride to the cathedral we didn’t know what to expect. Our guide Nataly was so enthusiastic. We told her our previous guide knew nothing about our previous tour. She spent the hour doing what he should have done. She is so knowledgeable about the history, culture and people of Columbia. The salt cathedral is an experience that is hard to describe. One descends at least 800’ into the bowels of the salt mountain. There is no fear as there is so much to see and learn. The most important part of the walk is the stations of the cross. They are artistically done and represents the pain and suffering that Jesus endured. One can almost feel the pain on the way to Golgotha. The crosses decend as he falls. At the end there are images of Jesus speaking his last words while in the cross. The cross itself changes colors and has different illumination. This happens only during Easter week. How fortunate we were to share this, not only with our family, but with our guide and friend, Nataly.