There has been some talk lately on the mexican listserve, of planning a big group trip to a pit called "El Popoca," in Veracruz.
This pit is number one on my list of caves to see, and has been since 1987. That was when I saw a video some French cavers making the virgin descent. Several years ago, the area had a incident with a hiker ( from Mexico City ) that was kidnapped and killed in front of his hiking friends by a group of masked banditos. I sort of lost interest after that. Anyways, the renewed interest seems to be that there is now a Mexican caver living in the nearby town of Zongolica and other cavers living within a few hours drive. Sounds like a good trip to try to get on. The pit is only about 250 feet deep and 200 feet around, but has a river dropping into it. The passage below is borehole, thru rapids and boulders, but sumps within a few hundred feet. Has anybody on CaveTex seen it, or been in it? David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
