Guacharo Cave

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· 11 Oct 2021

Guacharo Cave

#venezuela The Guacharo cave is a fascinating and invaluable Venezuelan natural monument.

To the north of Monagas Venezuela, near Caripe in cerro negro is the famous Guacharo Cave, Venezuela's first natural monument and one of the largest caverns in the country.

Of immeasurable geological and biological value, this Venezuelan cave has been internationally recognized as the world sanctuary of Ave Sleatornis Caripensis or Guacharo and is a beauty.

The Guacharo cave is a protected area as a natural monument Alejandro de Humboldt on July 15, 1949 in homage to the German scientist and explorer, who made it known to the world and gave the first scientific description of the most outstanding animal species that inhabits it, the Guacharo.

In 1975, El Guacharo became a national park, with an area of 62,750 hectares of diverse landscapes and waterfalls of great beauty.

The Chaimas indigenous people were the first to discover the Guacharo cave who hunted them and extracted their fat to make oil.

Alexander of Humboldt in 1799 explores the cave to a depth of 472 MTS.
Inside the cave is born a river and is inhabited by thousands of nocturnal birds.

Agustín Codazzi in 1835 made the entire route that Humboldt did and going far beyond.
In 1957, new explorations began reaching the bottom for the first time.

The cavern has an internal length of 10.5 kilometers and an average temperature of 21° C, consists of limestone rocks whose formation dates back to the Cretaceous period 130 million years ago, due to the erosion of water on the rocks have formed a series of interconnected galleries, in addition to the formation of stalactites and stalagmites and large columns, of various and curious shapes.

To enter the Guacharo cave you must enter accompanied by a guide authorized by the parques institute .

The Guacharo cave is in Venezuela I invite you to meet it.