you like adventure and good trip? Well it's time to extend your travel plans by various natural and exotic places like caves. "The Basement of the Swallows" found in the Mexican town of Aquismón and is considered the most beautiful vertical cave in the world. It has a depth of 510 meters with a diameter of 60 meters at its narrowest and 300 meters at the bottom. It is very popular among fans of free fall.
Cave of karstic origin, formed by water erosion on a fault waterproof calizaque a flat stone. Has a conical shape its exterior opening being noticeably narrower than the bottom.
The cave is a natural bird refuge. Contrary to what its name implies there are no swallows in this place. Its name comes from the existence of a variety of Swifts that are often confused with swallows. The cave is also home to a species of parrots (Aratinga holochlora) and other birds. The cave is an excellent breeding place for birds because the geography of the place keeps its natural predators away.
Of its 510 meters depth, 376 of them are a free fall. The descent into this underworld film opens at dawn the spectacle of the flight of thousands of swifts and parrots that spiral out with mathematical precision. The bottom of the basement is the size of three football fields, it is abundantly vertical Eiffel Tower. orographic
Despite initial purely scientific interest, the pit soon began to attract cavers looking for an interesting experience, and then to tourists because of the spectacular decline. Video tour "The Cave of Swallows" Mexico.
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