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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Spanish: Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá) is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 metres (660 ft) underground in a halite mountain near the city of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
The Mita Congregation (Spanish: Congregación Mita) is a Christian denomination with headquarters in Puerto Rico.The congregation has chapters in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Italy and the Dominican Republic.
The La Valenciana or San Cayetano church is an 18th-century Mexican Churrigueresque church built at the opening of the La Valenciana mine, the site of the largest vein of silver found in Mexico. It was built by Antonio de Ordóñez y Alcocer, the owner of the mine, to give thanks to his patron saint, Saint Cajetan , for the riches the mine ...
Corozal map with barrio subdivisions. Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Corozal is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions. [1]
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Patillas is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions. [1]
The club was a combination casino and cabaret located on a rented property in Marianao from Guillermina Pérez Chaumont, known as Mina. The tropical gardens of the Villa Mina provided a natural setting for an outdoor cabaret. In December 1939, de Correa moved his company of singers, dancers and musicians into a converted mansion located on the ...
La Compañía Church is a true colonial Art gallery; exhibits only on the walls of the church (not counting the monastery) a number of 21 small, 15 medium, 74 large and 2 enormous oil paintings. The pillars, the walls between altarpieces, the walls of the presbytery, the sacristy, everything is dressed in oil paintings and many of them have ...
The area in front of the church became known as La Plaza de Guadalupe, where vendors would set up stalls during the festival celebrations on December 12. Due to the popularity of the sanctuary, in 1905 the government extended the tram line to the area. In 1930, the plaza was renamed for the poet Salvador Díaz Mirón. [2]