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