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O-26: Fuente De La Lisa
Area:Other
East, North:351865, 4793990 (nearby)
Coordinate Quality:GPS
Long, Lat:-4.8258379031303, 43.284136662096 (map)
Elevation (m):220
Length (m):0
Depth (m):0
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Approach
Heading from Arenas de Cabrales toward Poncebos. The signposted 'Cheese Cave' is passed. Entrance is a few meters above the Rio Care, on the right bank 1st Resurgence = Fuente de la Lisa 2nd Resurgence = Fuente de Obar

Entrance
Resurgence

Description
Sump 1 is large and rectangular with a sandy floor (140m at -12m)

The river passage is 380m ending at large chamber. The river has many pots and waterfalls (3m and 7m) to the second sump

Sump 2 explored to 100m at -9 (with air pocket), current limit is ongoing passage (3m x 7m) (1985)

Reference
Spelunca 19, supp. (1985) S.S. Suisse de Geneve and GS Doubs in 1978

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