caves | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:03:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg caves | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Visiting Cuba’s Largest Cave: Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás, Viñales http://joe.in/visiting-cubas-largest-cave-gran-caverna-de-santo-tomas-vinales/ http://joe.in/visiting-cubas-largest-cave-gran-caverna-de-santo-tomas-vinales/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2018 07:23:32 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=7277 The Great Cavern of Saint Thomas (Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás) is Cuba’s largest cave system. Near the town of El Moncada 18 kilometres’ drive west of Viñales, the cave belongs to Parque Nacional Viñales. As a geology lover, Rocío … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/visiting-cubas-largest-cave-gran-caverna-de-santo-tomas-vinales/feed/ 2 Viñales: Beautiful Landscapes and More http://joe.in/vinales-beautiful-landscapes-and-more/ http://joe.in/vinales-beautiful-landscapes-and-more/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:40:36 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=7238 Viñales including its surrounding national park is one of Cuba’s premier tourist destinations. Three hours by road from Havana, its picturesque limestone outcrops (mogotes) and tobacco fields attract day-trippers and longer-stay travellers. Rocío and I visited Viñales twice in January … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/vinales-beautiful-landscapes-and-more/feed/ 6 Reserva Ecológica Limones-Tuabaquey – Waking up Christmas Day on a Hut Floor in the Middle of Nowhere, Cuba http://joe.in/reserva-ecologica-limones-tuabaquey-waking-up-christmas-day-on-a-hut-floor-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-cuba/ http://joe.in/reserva-ecologica-limones-tuabaquey-waking-up-christmas-day-on-a-hut-floor-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-cuba/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:57:17 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=7056 Reserva Ecológica Limones-Tuabaquey (Limones-Tuabaquey Ecological Reserve) features giant millipedes, a huge natural depression, caves with indigenous art and endemic flora and fauna. Who knew it would be so difficult to get to! Rocío and I wanted to spend Christmas eve … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/reserva-ecologica-limones-tuabaquey-waking-up-christmas-day-on-a-hut-floor-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-cuba/feed/ 4 Prehistoric Rock Art in Carabaya Province, Puno Region http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/ http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:15:42 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5969 Rocío and I visited multiple prehistoric rock art locations on our second Macusani day trip. Amazingly, no site had signs or barriers around them. Without our guide Ulices we wouldn’t have known they were there. Between Macusani and Tantamaco Ulices … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/prehistoric-rock-art-in-carabaya-province-puno-region/feed/ 6 A Mysterious Cavern in Corani District, Peru http://joe.in/a-mysterious-cavern-in-corani-district-peru/ http://joe.in/a-mysterious-cavern-in-corani-district-peru/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:46:05 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6072 Why was there a hole in the ground with separate entries south of Aymaña in Peru’s Corani District, 4,000 metres high in the Andes Mountains? Even guide Ulices did not know the cavern’s purpose. In the foreground is the cavern’s … Continue reading →

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