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MALAGA ENTERTEINMENT Information: Cueva de Nerja |
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cave of Nerja are localed in the south of Spain. in the slopes of
Sierra Almijara mountains, a few kilometres from the lawn of Nerja,
in the province of Malaga. Access to the caves is indicaled on the
Medilerranean highway (35 minutes from the capital of Malaga). They
are perfectly situaled in the picturesques surroundings of typical
Mediterranean villages, full of the unique beauly of Andalusia.
To facilitate the access to the Nerja Caves the bus service is provided
as well. Are the formation of karstic cavities. with its origin in the chain of the geologic processes within the last 225 million years. In the period of Triassic significant quantities of the calcareous mud settled down on the fond of the ancient Mediterranean sea, later on transforming into the calcareos dolomite marble. which at present shelters the Caves of Nerja. In the period of the alpine orogeny started 65 million years ago and lasting up to 5 million years ago, drifts between tectonic layers of Africa and Europe. The rain abundance in the last 5 million years infiltrated the fissures of marbles stimulating its further dissolution. In this way. huge cavities in which the underground waters circulated were formed. Later on due lo the surge of the ground enbossment resulting from the mountain slides in the region in question, the subterranean waters were forced lo look for the lower layers lo circulate in. TECHNICAL DATA Length of the cavity: 7 219,28 m. of polygonals Levels spread: 67,95 meters 32,99 + 34,96 Total Surface: 35 484 m2 Total Volume: 264 379. 33 m3 Only one-third of the halls are open for tourists: low salleries (Entrance hall, Creche hall, Elephant Eye-Tooth hall, Ballet hall, Phantoms hall and Calaclysm hall), throughout the latest one can pass up to the High halls discovered in 1960 and New galeries, discovered in 1970, both of which are accessible to the reduced groups of visitors dedicated to the speleolosical tourism.The approximate duration of the visit to the tourist zone in the Caves of Nerja accounts up to 45 minutes. |
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