Bird Watching – Marvels of Nature https://marvelsofnature.com Discover, Protect, and Celebrate Nature's Majesty Wed, 05 Jun 2024 06:51:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://marvelsofnature.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-Marvels-of-Nature-512x512-1-150x150.webp Bird Watching – Marvels of Nature https://marvelsofnature.com 32 32 Deep Vertical Shaft in Mexico https://marvelsofnature.com/cave-of-swallows/ Sun, 19 May 2024 12:48:32 +0000 https://marvelsofnature.com/?p=1144 The Cave of Swallows, called Sótano de las Golondrinas in Spanish, is truly remarkable. It is an open-air pit cave found in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The cave boasts a 1,092-foot drop from its lowest side and a 1,214-foot drop from the highest. This makes it the world’s biggest cave shaft. The cave’s mouth is elliptical, measuring 49 by 62 meters. Inside, it opens to a room about 303 by…

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