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Bear skeleton in the shop at EL soplao

Album: Matienzo 2024
Owner: Nigel Dibben
Date: August 2024

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Title: Bear skeleton in the shop at EL soplao

Photo date: 2024:08:13 12:44:36
Photo owner: Nigel Dibben
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
File: IMK_4624_small_A122.jpg

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Looking into a potential cave site

After digging open, the site was blocked by a boulder area but surveyed and photographed

Introducing Dave P to Matienzo by a visit to Tiva Cave, 10 minutes walk from the Bakers

In Tiva

Main passage in Tiva

Returning to the surface in Tiva

Beginning the dig at 2101 in 2023

Capping in 2023

The way on found in 2024

Pete through the way on

In the new passage

Looking at the source of the draught in the new passage

Fiesta in Sel de Suto, part of the Matienzo valley

Tourist trip in Cullalvera, a show cave in the town Ramales

Cultural visit to a historic Spanish cannon factory half an hour away

Jivero II cave, an easy through trip in an active stream cave

Streamway in Jivero II

Another day out to a park with the resurgence of a massive cave system: Valle

Tourist trip to El Soplao show cave - magnificent formations linked to an old iron mine

Descending into El Soplao

Bear skeleton in the shop at EL soplao

Leaving Santander

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