Caverns
Tours in Mendoza to explore the caverns Mendoza saved a multitude of surprises for who dares to visit her wonderful landscapes. One of the fascinating places that has to go is the Moncol Hill of 1930 m in height, only 71 km from the city of Malargue, without a doubt, one of the most interesting excursions in Mendoza for lovers of Speleology. It happens that in this Hill lies the Reserva Natural Cave of witches. From Route 40 there is a deviation of only 8 km that leads us to the place, which makes the rather simple access. The nearest town is called Bardas Blancas, where get basic supplies for survival. In the place there is a detachment of Rangers, with public toilets and tourist assistance. To visit the cave of the witches is needed to coordinate with a local guide who will take us to one of the most incredible places of . Almost 10,000 people a year visit these amazing caves that are below ground.
To make this excursion it is necessary to go with comfortable clothes and footwear comfortable and non-slip. These caves have stalactites and stalagmites with a huge diversity of shapes and colors. The first room that can be accessed is called the room of the Virgin. Also the room of flowers and the Hall of columns found. The witches ‘ cave has approximately 400 m long, with several galleries and passages, algunoa of which only can be travelled crawl (so called the cat FL AP). The room of the Virgin is so named because the stalactites have taken the curious form of the Virgin Mary. The area is very protected by national laws that prevent that nothing on this site can be modified. In fact, the cave of the witches is a living cave, as geologically known this type of formations which is still their development, since imperceptibly the cavern is still forming.
Large number of scholars come year after year to see these interesting natural formations, because studying stalactites and stalagmites can be analyzed climate changes the Cuyo region suffered lengthwise from the centuries. Every inch of stalactite requires some 1600 years to grow. The witches cavern is one of the excursions in Mendoza that deserves the transfer from urban centers, because it is not only a natural treasure of mankind, but that due to its short distance from Malargue, the trip can be done in a single day.
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