<< Our Photo Pages >> Grutas de Loltún - Cave or Rock Shelter in Mexico in Yucatan
Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 18 August 2008 Page Views: 5131
Natural PlacesSite Name: Grutas de LoltúnCountry: Mexico Region: Yucatan Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Oxkutzcab Nearest Village: Techoh
Latitude: 20.253698N Longitude: 89.455919W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Mar 2002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
davidmorgan have visited here
Visiting caves is possible only with a guide but believe me - it's worth the wait for the closest tour. Besides the examples of Mayan art there are also fantastic natural features and quite a big colony of bats.
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