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Tweet #TwitterStories Speaking of caving in Portugal, the first image that appears is the Santo António Caves, discovered in 1955 and Alvados Caves were discovered in 1964, both located in the Parque Natural da Serra de Aire and Candeeiros. With more than 50,000 years, the Santo António Caves impress with their huge rooms cutted by small brooks and natural lakes, totally full of "stalactites" and "stalagmites". Alvados Caves are distinguished by continuous corridors that open unexpectedly into univeness small rooms and several natural lakes in addition to its many tunnels interrupted by deep "grottos" . A visit to the caves can be an important complement to a circuit of great historical and architectural value: castles of Leiria, Obidos, Porto de Mos, Santarém, Torres Novas, Ourém and Almourol, appreciate the Convent of Tomar and the monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça , or the most known portuguese marian faith testemony: the Sanctuary of Fatima.
The São Vicente Caves are caves of volcanic origin, located in the parish and county of San Vicente, Madeira. These caves were formed 890,000 years ago ago from a volcanic eruption in Paul da Serra that was going down to the sea. Thus, the outside, exposed to lower temperatures, rapidly solidified, while it's interior continued to flow with many gases, forming some lava tubes, which today constitute the caves of São Vicente. Were publicized for the first time in 1885, by local people, and open to the public on 1 October 1996, being one of the first caves of volcanic origin to be opened to the public in Portugal.
Paulo Borges, a researcher at the University of the Azores, reported at the International Symposium of Vulcanoespeleology that the beetle discovered in the Montoso Algar, is part of a group of nearly two dozen similar insect discovered in other cavities of volcanic Azores which are also unique in world. In addition to having recorded the characteristics of the new flyer, national and foreign scientists have done a recognition of geological features of the Algar Montoso. These caves are a series of cave formations located in the Portuguese Montoso Peak, site of Alcaçarias, county of Calheta, São Jorge island. Reveal itself as a great place for lovers of caving, amateur or professional. A simple visit to these geological formations is also pleasant, being however not recommended without a tour guide due to its complexity. >
At about 60 kilometers southwest of Guangzhou there is a scenario not to be missed - Xiquiao Hills. The mountain has 72 peaks, 36 caves, springs and waterfalls. Halfway up the hill is the famous Baiyun, or White Cloud Cave, which owes its name to the fact that a famous student of Ming dynasty called He Baiyun who used to study in this retreat. It is a cave with magnificent views. It's definitely a pleasant holiday resort, with a great choice of hotels, from 16 to 600 rooms, and a diversified tariff. Choose the best for you and book it saftly in the green link. About 110 kilometers west of Guangdong Zhaoqing is famous for its landscape and rocks Duan ink. The Seven Star Crags caves are known for grotesque limestone formations and an underground stream of water for boating. The Lake Dinghu is a lake formed on a volcane mouth. At the foot of the valcano is a natural forest reserve. Travel arrangements PUBLICIDADEOfertas exclusivas s >
Cueva de los Cristales (The Crystal Cave) is part of Naica Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. It was discovered in 2000 by miners while excavating a new tunnel. The 300 meters deep cave contain some of the largest crystals ever found on Earth. The largest one found until today is 11 meters in length, 4 meters in diameter and 55 tons weight. Although the scenery is amazing, people must be careful when enter the cave because of the sharpness of crystals. However, no one can endure inside for long. The temperature is about 58 C degrees and humidity is 90 to 100 percent. Without proper protection people can stay there approximately 10 minutes. Heritage > Catedral de Guadalaja
Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of Giant Ice ") is a natural ice cave limestone located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the mountain Hochkogel Tennengebirge in the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, with over 42 kilometers long and is annually visited by about 200,000 tourists. Although the cave has a length of 42 km, only the first kilometer, the area that tourists are allowed to visit, is covered with ice. The rest of the cave is formed of limestone. Eisriesenwelt was formed by the Salzach river, which eroded passageways into the mountain. The ice formations in the cave were formed by thawing snow which drained into the cave and froze during winter. Since the entrance to the cave is open throughout the year, the cold winds of winter blowing snow and ice inside the cave. In summer, a cold wind from inside the cave prevents melting ice (in Wikipedia) > in: CN Travel On the ground: Austria is the most known scennery fairytales are made of. Honestly, we can't believe Disney hasn't produced something exclusively inspired by the lakeside village of Hallstatt.
"La Grotte Chauvet" , or "Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc" or "Grotte de la Combe d'Arc" is a cave with Paleolithic Decorations in France, in the town of Vallon Pont d'Arc, Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region. The cave contains thousands of paintings and prints, including 420 depictions of animals. Numerous datings made directly by the carbon method with credible results clearly indicate that the cave had two phases of occupation, one in the Aurignacian period (33-29000 years scale uncalibrated radiocarbon age), and another in Gravettense period (27-24 500 on the same scale). The scientific community is almost unanimous in agreeing that the engravings of the Chauvet Cave date from the Aurignacian Period and are, therefore, among the oldest in the world. The diversity and mastery of techniques used in prints brings us to a reasoned idea that this is a prehistoric art that evolves very slowly linearly ascending. Isa Vigy: La grotte Chauvet. Patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco> Advertising
Majlis al Jinn is the chamber of the second largest cave in the world. It is located in Selma Plateau in the Sultanate of Oman at about 1600 meters altitude. It was discovered in 1983 by Don Davidson, a geologist studying water resources in the Sultanate. Chamber area is 58,000 m², length - 340 m, width - 228 m. volume more than 4 million m³. The ceiling height is 120 m, the equivalent of a 30-35 floors building. There are stalactites and stalagmites that represent unique animals that have not been discovered anywhere else on Earth - like fish Garra small dunsirei Banister, who live only in the underground currents of Tawi. The inside temperature is around 17-18 ° C. Access is through a hole in the ground with a rope. The interior height is between 120 and 150 meters. The cave floor 300 by 200 meters. To give an idea of scale, the pyramid of Giza in Egypt would fit inside the cave chamber, ie, its base is approximately the area of the floor of the chamber, and its height is also similar. >
One of the oldest and most well known caves in the United States, located in central Kentucky. Mammoth Cave boasts to be the longest in the world with over 365 miles of subterranean passageways. The cave was discovered by American settlers in the late 18thcentury, but was well known to local Native Americans long before. It was made a National Park in the summer of 1941. Some spectacular sights to see include; a giant sinkhole named Cedar Sink or Frozen Niagara just to name a few. PUBLICIDADEOfertas exclusivas s >
Located about 40 kilometers from the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, the Skocjan Caves were entered on UNESCO's list of sites in the categories of nature, culture and heritage in 1986, due to its scientific importance, recognized in the international scientific circles. Being one of the largest caves in Europe, is full of amazing stalactites and stalagmites. The Reka river joins this wonder of nature. It flows on the surface, but then disappears underground and continues its way through the caves, where it creates a magnificent view. Then comes again to the surface near the Adriatic coast. Landscape
Waitomo Glowworm Cave (New Zealand): A glowworms' paradise The Waitomo Glowworm Cave is a cave on the North Island of New Zealand, known for its population of glowworms, Arachnocampa light. These glowworms spin a nest out of silk on the ceiling of the cave and then hang down. Then, the larva glows to attract prey into its threads, so that the roof of the cave is covered with larva can look remarkably like the heavens at night. A hungry larva glows brighter than one Which has just eaten. A silicon strand is lowered from the ceiling, hungarian alongside of others. Beautiful though these threads are, They have a sinister purpose. To trap its prey it [the cave glow worm] goes fishing with a line of silk. That ghostly blue light is the result of a chemical reaction taking place inside a special capsule in its tail ... Insects seem irresistibly drawn towards the source and then get trapped by the sticky lines. Once stuck, there is no escape. Now it's just a matter of reeling in the line and slowly consuming the catch - alive. By ensnaring the insects That hatch in this cave, these glow worms have solved the biggest challenge basement dwellers That permanent face finding a regular and reliable source of food. On the ground: New Zealand is no stranger to breathtaking landscapes, with towering mountains, turquoise lakes, and more than 9,000 miles of windswept shores. > In CN Travel Fly and Stay
During the discovery of the Lost World, explorers found another uknown paradise , this time a cave in Venezuela. A cave deep in the hills of a paradise of South American jungle, so large that two helicopters can fly down side by side. It was found on the slopes of the Meseta Aprada in southern Venezuela, one of the most inaccessible and unexplored regions of the world. The area known as the Venezuelan Guayana is one of the most biologically rich, with oldest and most well conserved geological components of the world. Researchers say it's not really a cave, but a huge and steep gorge. As a bonus, the researchers also discovered a new species of frog dendrobatid Colostethus breweri, named by it's identifier: Charles Brewer - Carias. Frogs dendrobatids comprise the group of amphibians commonly known as poison dart frogs "Poison Dart". Tweet #TwitterStories