Cueva de Villa Luz

Villa Luz Cave, Spanish name Cueva de Villa Luz, also known as Cueva del Azufre and Cueva de las Sardinas, is a cave near Tapijulapa in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. The springs within the cave are rich in hydrogen sulfide, a gas that is a potent respiratory toxicant and smells like rotten eggs. Within the water sulfide is oxidized to colloidal sulfur which gives the water a milky appearance, and creates sulfuric acid. The cave is essentially a maze about two kilometers in length and primarily etched out of limestone by the sulfuric acid in the water. Hydrogen sulfide is also used by chemoautotrophic bacteria, which form the base of the food web.

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  Cueva de Villa Luz ⓘ
  cave in Mexico

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  Gruta Cócona ⓘ
  

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  Gruta de las Canicas ⓘ
  

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  Grutas de Cuesta Chica ⓘ
  

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Snottite (cropped)

Snottite

Cueva de Villa Luz 2

Cueva de Villa Luz 1

Fishes in Cueva de Villa Luz

Taabsco.Danza de la pesca de las sardinas

Tabasco.Danza de las Sardinas

El Azufre

Entrance Cueva de Villa Luz

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Cueva de Villa Luz	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta Cócona	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta de las Canicas	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas de Cuesta Chica	cave	Wikidata
commons	image		Snottite (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Snottite		Commons
commons	image		Cueva de Villa Luz 2		Commons
commons	image		Cueva de Villa Luz 1		Commons
commons	image		Fishes in Cueva de Villa Luz		Commons
commons	image		Taabsco.Danza de la pesca de las sardinas		Commons
commons	image		Tabasco.Danza de las Sardinas		Commons
commons	image		El Azufre		Commons
commons	image		Entrance Cueva de Villa Luz		Commons