Cueva de Villa Luz
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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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Location: 17.4437, -92.7648, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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Cueva de Villa Luz ⓘ
cave in Mexico -
Gruta Cócona ⓘ
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Gruta de las Canicas ⓘ
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Grutas de Cuesta Chica ⓘ
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 |
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| 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 | ||
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