Santo Tomas Cave Trail, Pinar del Rio. Cuba

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Santo Tomas Cave Trail

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Length of duration of the outing: 1 hour and 45 minutes. The journey starts in the Escuela Nacional de Espeleología, located in the Sierra del Quemado Southern hillside, where commences the "Santo Tomás" cavern system, 45 km long in underground galleries. The excursionists go through a forest track 300 meters long, where birds thrive, as well as the visitor can watch endemic mollusks and reptiles all the way until the arrival to the mouth of the cavern. In the inside, the excursionists can watch scientific reproductions with motives of antique local art painted on the rocks and of an aboriginal burial

Proceeding through the galleries, the excursionists reach a natural balcony from where they can admire the view of Santo Tomas Valley. Afterward, another gallery allows access to different halls, decorated by a wide range of secondary formations until the one named El Hoyo de los Givaritos. Then the excursionists go into the La Cueva de la Lechuza (The Owl's Cave), where they can admire enigmatic secondary formations resembling capricious animals like reptiles, birds, felines, etc., returning by the same way to the point of origin.

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Santo Tomas Cave Trail is located in Pinar del Rio

Because of the richness, variety and excellent preservation of its flora and fauna, Pinar del Río is called "the garden of Cuba." UNESCO has declared the Guanahacabibes Peninsula and the Rosario Mountain Range biosphere reserves, and the Viñales Valley a world cultural heritage. The land in which the world's best tobacco is grown also offers you wonderful opportunities for scuba diving, hunting, fishing or simply relaxing and tanning at the beach.,

Since the 19th century, Havana residents have been drawn by the natural beauty of Vueltabajo, and they have flocked to Los Portales Cave, to San Diego de los Baños, to receive the benefits of its mineral-medicinal and thermal waters; and to the Viñales Valley, to gaze at its natural beauty.,

Pinar del Río is just 174 km (108 miles) from Havana. A good highway links the two cities. The architecture in its historic center is eclectic, and its low houses in gentle colors, whose porches seem to form an endless gallery, have great charm. On the outskirts of the city, modern buildings break its horizontal lines. ,

When visiting Pinar del Río's provincial capital, be sure to tour the Guayabita del Pinar Distillery, where the drink of the same name is still made by hand, following an age-old recipe; the Guash Palace, the Milanés Theater and the Rumayor Cabaret.,

Quiet, comfortable hotels have been built in some of the most beautiful spots in Pinar del Río, to facilitate your enjoyment of Nature. Cayo Levisa has a delightful, sunny beach, and the province also offer excellent opportunities for scuba diving, hunting and fishing.

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