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Two tiny helicopters in the Ghost Cave (LiveScience) |
A cave so large that helicopters can fly inside has just been discovered in the hills of a tropical rainforest in South America.
“Cueva del Fantasma” – Spanish for “Ghost Cave” – is spacious enough for two helicopters to maneuver freely inside and land near a towering waterfall.
It was found on the slopes of the Aprada range in southern Venezuela, one of the most pristine and inaccessible areas in the world. This region, also known as Venezuelan Guayana, is among the most biodiverse, geologically ancient, and least disturbed by humans.
This discovery is a geological announcement and serves as the first photographic evidence of such a large cave. However, researchers indicate that it is not actually a cave, but rather a deep canyon that has collapsed.
Alongside the discovery of the cave, researchers also identified a new species of frog in the area, scientifically named Colostethus breweri.
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