AMCS Reprint Series 5

Las Cavernas de la Sierra Gorda

By Carlos Lazcano Sahagún

Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro y
Sociedad Mexicana de Exploraciones Subterréneas
1986
(AMCS reprint 2002)
two volumes, 8.5 by 11 inches,
180 + 206 pages + photo plates
PDF files on CD


This large and important work catalogs caves in Guanajuato and Querétaro. Eleven caves in the area are over 300 meters deep, including Sótano de Tilaco, 649 meters deep, and Sótano del Barro, with its 410-meter drop. Sotanito de Ahuacatlán has an in-cave pit 288 meters deep. A total of 562 caves are listed, with maps of 230 of them. Area maps, coordinate locations. Bibliography of 168 items. Most of the information is accessible without extensive knowledge of Spanish. Available as scanned page images in PDF files on a CD, along with AMCS Reprint 4.


Table of Contents
Tomo I
11 La Sierra Gorda
19 Geología
29 Temas de la espeleología de la Sierra Gorda
67 Catastro de cavidades de la Sierra Gorda:
73 Área de Ahuacatlán
87 Área de Cerro Alto
105 Área del Cerro del Oro
109 Mesa del Doctor
115 Área de La Florida
165 Bibliografía
173 Índices de cavidades y figuras, tomo I
Tomo II
9 Área de Mirasoles
55 Área de Pinal de Amoles
94 Área de San Joaquín
103 Área de San Juan
129 Área de Toncoyal
157 Área de Tilaco
191 Bibliografía
199 Índices de cavidades y figuras, tomo II

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