One of the main wonders of Cuba, the pearl of its unique nature can be called the cave Belyamar . It is located near the town of Matanzas . Belyamar was opened in 1850, when local herders lost sheep, and in search of the missing animal came upon the entrance to the underground bowels . However, while the people were superstitious and believed in caves inhabited by evil spirits . So for 100 years there untouched by human hands . And only in the second half of the twentieth century, researchers began to study Belyamar . To open it in all its glory, I picked out more than one ton of water and limestone . And do not regret the effort, the cave length of 2, 5 km proved to be extremely beautiful and full of surprises . Its main decoration - stalactites and stalagmites crystalline formations, some of them 40,000 years . Tourists are offered a route length of three hundred meters, but this is enough to get a lot of impressions . The crystals on the walls, like the stars, different species are iridescent, karst lakes and streams washed stones bizarre . Of particular note is the so-called "Columbus cloak" . This is quite an unusual crystal formation 12 meters high, reminiscent of the folds of the cloak . His greatness is striking and so-called "Gothic hall" - a vast grotto with amazing rock formations with a length of 80 meters, width - 25 m .
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Photo: Cave Belyamar