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| Location: | 4km east southeast of Carboneras, 20km east of Matanzas. |
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| Dimension: | L=7,000m. |
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| Bibliography: |
John Gunn (2003):
Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science,
p 272 mention |
| Address: | Cueva Grande de Santa Catalina, Tel: +53-, Fax: +53-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:25:02 $ |
| 1996 | declared Monumento Nacional (National Monument). |
Cueva Grande de Santa Catalina is located at the Predios de Camarioca, on the Matanzas-Varadero Highway. It contained evidences of pre-Colombian visitors. The cave is renown for its cave mushrooms which are over a metre in height. This are spelethems resembling extremely big mushrooms, hence the name.
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A natural limestone cave, located to 4 km to the east of the town of Carbonera, on the Matanzas-Varadero railway line. It was declared a National Monument in 1996. It is characterised by his 11 km [ others say 7 km] of underground passages which display some unusual speleothems. The cave is also noted for its native fungi, zinolitas and pictographs. Text by Tony Oldham (2004). With kind permission. |
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