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Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá

1954 CE – still standing

Underground Roman Catholic church carved within a salt mine near Bogotá, Colombia

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Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá on Wikipedia.

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  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1945 CE)
  2. Colombia (1960 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined
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Elsewhere in Americas at the time

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Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida

1955 CE – still standing

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Cathedral of Brasília

1958 CE – still standing

Polity · Americas

Canada

Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Americas

Salvadoran Civil War

1979 CE – 1992 CE

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Grand Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Americas

Mexico

Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1954 CE and 2026 CE.

1958 CE Cathedral of Brasília 1960 CE Guatemalan Civil War 1964 CE Colombian Armed Conflict 1964 CE Fly Geyser 1965 CE Dominican Civil War

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