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| Location: | Cuetzalan. |
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| Address: | Cuetzalan, Tel: +52-, Fax: +52-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:35:29 $ |
The Cuetzalan cave system has the potential to be the most extensive in Latin America, with 100km of cave passaged discovered since the 1970s. The longest cave at the moment is 35km long. It is located near, and named after, Cuetzalan, a small market town in the mountains to the East of Mexico City. The local population is mostly Indian from Nahuatl and Totonac origin.
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This caving area was in the news recently, (May 2004) when 6 British cavers had to be rescued. They were thrown out of the country as alleged, illegal uranium miners. There are 62 km of cave in the area. At some of the smaller ones, local children will show visitors around for a few peso. Text by Tony Oldham (2004). With kind permission. |
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