La Gruta del Quintero


Useful Information

Location: Quintero. Sierra de Cucharas mountain range, near Ciudad Mante. Highway 85 to Cd. Valles, after 5.5 km, turn off to Quintero, 2 km unpaved road, signposted. North of Mexico City, east of San Luis Potosí.
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Classification: SpeleologyKarst Cave
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Dimension: L=500 m.
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Address: La Gruta del Quintero.
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History


Description

Gruta del Quintero (Quintero cave) is named after the nearby town Quintero. It is not very good developed, semi-wild, but rather easy to visit. It is signposted and there are guides.

The cave is inhabited by a colony of Mexican bats (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana). They can be observed flying out of the cave in the evening after dusk.