The Chihuahuan Desert, studded with spiky plants and lizards, offers little hint what waits underground. At this desert's northern reaches, underneath the Guadalupe Mountains, lies one of the deepest, largest, and most ornate caverns; Carlsbad Caverns! I've picked out some of our best photos so that you may view a glimpse of this amazing work of mother nature. More photos on our 'Travel in Pictures' page. | Water molded this underworld 4 to 6 million years ago. 250 million years ago, the region lay underneath the inland arm of an ancient sea. By the time the sea withdrew, the reef stood hundreds of feet high, later to be buried under thousands of feet of soil. Some 15-20 millions years ago, the ground uplifted. Naturally occurring sulfuric acid seeped into cracks in the limestone, gradually enlarging them to form a honeycomb of chambers. Drop by drop, limestone-laden moisture built a variety of glistening formations, some enormous, some tiny and some, extremely delicate - Source: National Geographic |
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