Eduze kwedolobha laseTeapa, idolobhana elincane elisezintabeni zeSierra de Chiapas, eningizimu yeTabasco, kuneqoqo lemihume eminingana umnotho wayo ongaqukethe imicebo yangaphambi kweSpanishi noma izimayini zegolide noma zesiliva, kepha imikhakha emincane usayizi wemabula owenziwe ngezingqimba ze-calcite.
Leli sayithi lisemhumeni oseduze kwegquma laseCoconá, endaweni engaphansi kwehektha elilodwa. Lo mgede, njengangaphambilini, wethula ngentuthuko evundlile enezindlwana namakamelo avulekile. Amamitha angamakhulu amabili emgodini sifike egumbini elinamagatsha amabili.
Lapho ufinyelela ezansi kwegalari, izibani zezibani ziveza umbono ongajwayelekile: lonke iphansi limbozwe izinkulungwane nezinkulungwane zama-pisolitas. Ukhaphethi wemabula umboza isikhala esimise okwenhlende u-8 m ububanzi ngo-6 m ukujula.
Amaparele omhume akhiwa lapho umnyombo wento, njengohlamvu lwesihlabathi, uqala ukuqoqa izingqimba ezilandelanayo ze-calcite ngenxa yokunyakaza okukhiqizwa ngamaconsi namanzi.
Lapho kukhanyiswa ingaphakathi, kuyabonakala ukuthi igalari iyi-flap yekati eqhubeka ngamamitha amaningana nokuthi ukuthwalwa kwamamabula kudlulela ebumnyameni.
I-flap yekati ivuleka kugalari engaphezu kwamamitha angama-25 ubude, cishe ama-5 m ukuphakama no-6 ububanzi.
Ama-pisolitas amboza lonke igumbi lekamelo. Ulwandle olwesabekayo lwezinkulungwane, mhlawumbe eziyizigidi, zemikhakha enobukhulu bayo obuyi-1 kuye ku-1.5 cm ububanzi. Yize kungavamile, kukhona nemikhakha efinyelela ku-7 cm.
Njengoba uhamba maphakathi negalari, amamabula agcwala kakhulu, akhiphe umsindo ofana nogrikhi ochotshoziwe. Ngenxa yomthethosisekelo wabo oqinile abalimali.
Engxenyeni emaphakathi yegalari ingubo yama-pisolitas iyanyamalala. Umhlabathi umbozwe nge-calcite eqinile. Ama-stalactites amakhulu alenga ophahleni futhi lonke udonga olungakwesokudla lukukhonkolo omkhulu ngamakholomu. Amamitha aqhubeka phambili, igalari iyancipha, futhi njengoba izungeze ikholomu indinyana iphendukela kwesokudla. Nakulokhu futhi inhlabathi inesendlalelo esinyene semikhakha.
Ngemuva kwamamitha angamashumi amathathu iphaseji liphetha ekamelweni eliphakeme le-5 m eliphakeme, maphakathi nalo kumi ikholomu enhle.
Umgodi odongeni usidabula ngemibukiso engu-70 m ngaphezulu lapho kuphuma khona le sayithi enhle.
Ukufika eGrottoes:
Ukusuka edolobheni laseVillahermosa, thatha umgwaqo omkhulu wesifundazwe no. 195 kuya eTeapa, okuyibanga elingaba amakhilomitha angama-53. Ukusuka eTeapa landela umgwaqo obheke eTapijulapa futhi ngemuva kwamakhilomitha ama-5 noma ngaphezulu uzothola indawo yokungena “ePiedras Negras”, lapho uzobhekisa khona eningizimu, ufike edolobheni laseLa Selva, emithambekeni yezintaba zaseMadrigal.
