An abyss nestled in the mountains of Querétaro and known worldwide for its large dimensions. Get to know it!
He mud cellar It is a huge open-air natural cavity, the product of the collapse of the roof of a sinkhole, leaving an elongated mouth 500 meters in diameter at its widest part and 200 m at its narrowest. Going down, a basement is formed with a free fall of 410 meters, to a total depth of 455 meters and 15 million cubic meters.
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This wonder is part of the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro and is located near Santa Maria de Cocosin the municipality of dry Creek. It owes its name to the proximity it has with Rancho del Barro.
Did you know…
The largest and deepest well in the world is xiaozhai tiankeng and is located in China. It is 626 m long, 537 m wide. It is 662 m deep and has an interior volume of 119,349,000 cubic m.
What to do in the Sótano del Barro?
Because it is located in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve of Queretaro, the main activity to do is hiking. You can plan your arrival at Santa Maria de Cocos to sleep in a shelter and leave early to witness the morning departure of the birds. We recommend you hire the services of a guide and do the 7-kilometer journey through the forest, which will take approximately 2 hours.
Take your camera, binoculars and mountaineering equipment so that, when you reach the summit, you will witness from above, the panoramic views of impressive beauty.
Because it is part of the Reserve, many rappelling and speleological exploration activities were restricted to descend into the bowels of the vertical cave. However, while in Santa Maria de Cocosit is better to ask if there is a specific season to carry out those activities.
The green spirit that lives in the basement
In Mexico there is 22 species of parrots, the family of birds to which the parrots belong and two species of macaws. Due to the capture of this species for domestic sale, the mud cellar It has become the refuge of the last colony of military macaws (Ara Militaris).
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For this reason, caving and rappelling activities are limited, to avoid disturbing these endangered birds. However, going into those green spaces to get to know the basement with incomparable views from above is totally worth it.
How to get
Start your trip from the Magical Town of Jalpan de Serra to Río Verde, taking federal highway 29 and at kilometer 24, take the deviation crossing a dirt road for 11 km, until Santa Maria de Cocos.
Escape to see this wonder and contemplate its imposing nature!
Dahida Gutierrez Communicologist; admirer of the colorful and talkative Mexico that exalts itself with traditions and its people.