Access to the interior is gained by crawling for the first 4 meters—a tribute that visitors must pay to discover such a majestic estate. Some of its images were conceived with a certain erotic sense. Highlighting this is a potential female figure with prominent pubic hair and a vulva. Inside, your path will be limited [...]
Although the cave contains rock art, it is not included in the tour because it is located between 600 and 1,200 meters deep, and because its karst system remains active with underground water streams. In fact, on heavy rainy days, the river gushes back from its depths, flowing beneath the 150-meter footbridge that visitors cross [...]
The technique used is dotting—also known as the baboso (slimy/smudged) stroke—which is also found inEl Pendo Cave. The depicted hinds, aurochs, and horse are exceptionally realistic and beautiful, as they are endowed with a sense of motion. Created 25,000 years ago, they represent the oldest examples of this pointillist art style, which consists of applying [...]
In addition to its geological value, the cave preserves an exceptional industrial archaeology heritage derived from the zinc and lead mining that was active in the Sierra de Arnero from the mid-19th century until the late 1970s. A replica of a mining train transports visitors through the La Isidra mining gallery to an underground station. [...]
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