February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °CWe reached Curiti at 3:30 pm. The bus dropped us in the main square of the town. On the way in, we had seen the agency shop where we were supposed to go. We quickly walked back to the agency office and prepared for the caving experience. Our guide Juan and his assistant Miguel were waiting for us.Read more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °CThe name Vaca means "cow" in Spanish. The cave had lied hidden in a private property for many centuries till one day a cow grazing in this area fell in the hole in the ground. The search team found the cow in the hole in the ground and found the entrance to the cave. That's how the cave got itsRead more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 37 °CAs we started going deeper in the cave, the water became knee deep. In one of the sections, there were some bats as well. Here our guides told us to be extremely careful and not touch anywhere as the bat droppings might have bacteria that could be harmful. The roof was still about 2 meters high andRead more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CThe next stretch was a crawl through a very narrow stretch with water below. We had to get down on all our fours to get through to the other side deeper in the cave. The chamber on the other side had the roof about 6-7 meters high. There were limestone stalagmites, stalactites and pillars. It wasRead more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °CThe next stretch in the cave was a slight climb. We had to climb over boulders to reach the higher chambers. The water below disappeared and we were walking on dry land. There was a natural limestone formation on the cave wall in the shape of a dinosaur.
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °CAt the end of the slight climb within the cave was a bigger chamber with many beautiful stalagmites and stalactites. There were even limestone straw formations on the roof. This is a very rare formation and takes hundreds of thousands of years and just the right conditions of humidity and airRead more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 37 °CDeeper in the cave, the limestone formations continued everywhere. At one place, there was a continuous drip of clear freshwater which over millions of years forms the stalagmites and stalactites. A few meters away, we were again in water and there was a small waterfall at the end of the chamber.
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °CAfter the waterfall chamber, we started our return journey via a different route. The water was waist deep in this chamber. It was then that Miguel asked us if our phones were waterproof and how long the phone could survive in water. Mine was waterproof and Hristo had a plastic cover on his. MiguelRead more
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 10 °CThe last 200 mts stretch of the cave was a narrow gap some 50-60 cm high. We had to crawl on all our fours for more than 15 mins to get to the end of the cave. There was a thin layer of water below and in some place we had to drag our body through the narrow gaps. It was a very unique experience.
February 18, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CNear the end of the cave, there were crickets that were very unique to this place. As we crawled out, it took a while for the eyes to get used to the light. The sun had set it was just a bit beyond 6 pm. We were totally covered with dirt and muck having crawled most of the time. We came back to theRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Curití, Curiti
