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Mario Parise, Manuel Valdes Suarez (2005): The show cave at "Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás (Pinar del Rio province, Cuba), [in] Acta carsologica Vol 34 (1) 135-149.
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| Light: | helmets and caplamps provided. |
| Dimension: | L=47,000m. |
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| Bibliography: |
Antonio Núñez Jiménez (1990):
La Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás,
Monumento Nacional.
La Habana, Ediciones Plaza Vieja.
160 pp + unnumbered pages, illus. figs. surveys. SB
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Mario Parise, Manuel Valdes Suarez (2005): The show cave at "Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás (Pinar del Rio province, Cuba), [in] Acta carsologica Vol 34 (1) 135-149. |
| Address: | La Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás, Tel: +53-, Fax: +53-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:18:41 $ |
| 18-SEP-1954 | members of the Sociedad Espeleológica de Cuba (SEC) explored the cave, lead by Dr Antonio Nuñez Jiménez. | |
| 05-JUN-1989 | declared National Monument by resolution #59. | |
| 1994 | opened as a show cave. |
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With a length of 47 km this is the second longest cave in Cuba. It is formed on 7 levels with a vertical range of 89 m and is the main drain for the 400 m high Quemado Mountain range. The entrance passage are enormous, up to 10 to 20 m wide and during the Cold War years they were used by the military. Consequently many of the speleothems near the entrance show signs of wear. Tourists are given helmets and caplamps. This save having to install electic light and the problems of lampenflora. Text by Tony Oldham (2003). With kind permission. |
The Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás was named after the stream of Santo Tomás, which formed many of the huge passages.
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