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CUIDAR EL AMBIENTE. NO ES PERJUDICIAL PARA LA SALUD

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CAVES<br />

* painted cave,<br />

channel islands<br />

national park, cali-<br />

fornia<br />

Kayak through<br />

one of the largest and<br />

deepest sea caves in<br />

the world, which gets<br />

its name from the<br />

radiant lichens and<br />

algae decorating the<br />

entrance.<br />

* oregon caves<br />

national monument<br />

and preserve,<br />

oregon In the fall of<br />

1874, while tracking<br />

a bear in the Siskiyou<br />

Mountains, Elijah Davidson<br />

inadvertently<br />

discovered what came<br />

to be known the “Marble<br />

Halls of Oregon,”<br />

unique because cave<br />

systems are typically<br />

carved from limestone<br />

or dolomite.<br />

* gila cliff dwell-<br />

ings national<br />

monument, new mexico<br />

For thousands of<br />

years, nomadic people<br />

huddled in caves<br />

perched alongside<br />

the Gila River for temporary<br />

shelter. The<br />

Mogollon people made<br />

a permanent home<br />

there in the 1200s,<br />

creating striking cliffside<br />

dwellings that<br />

endure despite the<br />

harsh desert climate.<br />

* russell cave<br />

national monu-<br />

ment, alabama<br />

An<br />

important refuge for<br />

the winter survival of<br />

American Indian tribes<br />

for more than 10,000<br />

years, the cave provides<br />

one of the most<br />

thorough archaeological<br />

records of prehistoric<br />

culture in the<br />

southeastern U.S.<br />

* Channel Islands National Park<br />

PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVEN TRAINOFF PH. D./GETTY IMAGES (CAVE) AND CAITLIN MIRRA/ISTOCK (CLIFF)<br />

66 southwest july 2016

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