Sótano de las Golondrinas

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Sótano de las Golondrinas is a massive open-air pit cave in Mexico famed for its dramatic vertical drop and spectacular flocks of birds that spiral in and out of its depths.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sótano de las Golondrinas canonical 3
Cave of Swallows 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural sinkhole ⓘ
open-air cave ⓘ
pit cave ⓘ
access requires hike from nearest road ⓘ
activity base jumping ⓘ
bird watching ⓘ
rappelling ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cave of Swallows ⓘ
birdBehavior birds spiral back into the pit at dusk ⓘ
birds spiral out of the pit at dawn ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
United Mexican States ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Federation
discoveredBy local indigenous people ⓘ
entranceElevation approximately 750 meters above sea level ⓘ
entranceLength approximately 90 meters ⓘ
entranceShape elliptical ⓘ
entranceWidth approximately 60 meters ⓘ
firstScientificExploration 1960s ⓘ
floorWidth approximately 300 meters ⓘ
formedBy water erosion ⓘ
geologicalFormation karst ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical to tropical ⓘ
hasVerticalDrop approximately 376 meters ⓘ
hostsSpecies green parakeet ⓘ
various swifts and swallows ⓘ
white-collared swift ⓘ
knownFor base jumping ⓘ
dramatic vertical drop ⓘ
extreme rappelling ⓘ
large flocks of birds ⓘ
spectacular bird flights at dawn and dusk ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Aquismón ⓘ
San Luis Potosí ⓘ
Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Huasteca Potosina region ⓘ
linked to: Huasteca Potosina
maximumDepth approximately 512 meters ⓘ
nameMeaning Cave of Swallows ⓘ
nearestTown Aquismón ⓘ
protectedStatus subject to Mexican environmental regulations ⓘ
ranking one of the deepest known pit caves in the world ⓘ
region Huasteca Potosina ⓘ
rockType limestone ⓘ
safetyConcern extreme height ⓘ
fall risk ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism destination ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Luis Potosí → hasTouristAttraction → Sótano de las Golondrinas ⓘ
Sótano de las Golondrinas → nameMeaning → Cave of Swallows ⓘ
linked to: Sótano de las Golondrinas
Sótano de las Golondrinas → alsoKnownAs → Cave of Swallows ⓘ
linked to: Sótano de las Golondrinas
Huasteca Potosina → hasMajorAttraction → Sótano de las Golondrinas ⓘ
Aquismón → hasNotableSite → Sótano de las Golondrinas ⓘ