Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
Cueva Del Caracol is a another short cave within the El Penon Santander North Andean Range of Colombia.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
The cave and the location of the cave is in a beautiful high elevation prairie or bog like grass and thick jungle in the sinks and around the mountain cliffs.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
The entrance of Caracol is a very large cavern with a couple water falls on each side of the room. The stadium like entrance has its own jungle inside which was like a botanical garden of sorts within its own light zone.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
There is passage at the bottom of where the waterfalls into a siphon. The siphon does not appear to be diveable at all.
The passage went back to a seasonal pond that was bone dry at the time of our visit. Passage appears to continue beyond the dry lake bed.
The passage went back to a seasonal pond that was bone dry at the time of our visit. Passage appears to continue beyond the dry lake bed.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
Caracol has be told to be a cemetery for various times in Colombian history but we have not been able to confirm that information.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
this is such a beautiful and pristine place so if you ever get a chance to visit the cave, please take special care to not damage or remove rocks from the cave.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |
These caves are important to the local Colombian people and to the
bio diversity that relies on the caves resources for survival and
habitat.
Cueva Del Caracol. Colombia |