La Corona lava tube, Lanzarote

[rom82]

Hello all,

I had a short trip to Lanzarote a few weeks back. Fascinated by the La Corona lava tube but cannot seem to find a survey of it. Has anyone seen one? Am already toying with the idea of a return trip and I didn't get to see the show caves at the end. Here's a shot from the main passage:

I found a few scientific articles on the tube, some include hand drawn sketches but would love to see a complete survey?

Best,
Rob

 

[mrodoc]

I have seen a survey but cannot remember where. I am sure somebody will have one. First visited the lava tubes over 30 years ago after reading an article in Caves and Caving magazine (long gone BCRA publication). Capnchris who posts on the forum actually set up a Caves of Lanzarote web page but it got taken down some while back. This had GPS coordinates for a number of entrances and a few years ago my daughter and I did one of the through trips. One involves a pitch and requires a rope I believe . One of the most accessible tunnels on a smaller scale is Cueva Naturalista down to the south near Vega. Here is a picture of that - nice and easy as my granddaughter aged 6 months is in the shot shown!

 

[cap n chris]

I have seen a survey but cannot remember where. I am sure somebody will have one. First visited the lava tubes over 30 years ago after reading an article in Caves and Caving magazine (long gone BCRA publication). Capnchris who posts on the forum actually set up a Caves of Lanzarote web page but it got taken down some while back. This had GPS coordinates for a number of entrances and a few years ago my daughter and I did one of the through trips. One involves a pitch and requires a rope I believe . One of the most accessible tunnels on a smaller scale is Cueva Naturalista down to the south near Vega. Here is a picture of that - nice and easy as my granddaughter aged 6 months is in the shot shown!

Hi Pete, the online info created issues because all caving is technically disallowed and because I spend so much time on the island I'm wary not to encourage any trespass. The island is becoming ever more protective and sensitive in light of social media creating visitors to delicate geological sites and now the island is a Geopark it's got funding to enforce it. Drones are routinely used to assist patrolling of relevant areas and there's CCTV on Los Lagos now. I ceased recreational caving here over five years ago.

 

[Fulk]

What a shame.

 

[mrodoc]

It is as it makes it very difficult for bona fide visiting speleologists unless they go through what I imagine is a complex permit application procedure. The irony is that the graffiti and damage I have seen was clearly from activity by locals. The same situation now exists on Tenerife where you can incur a heavy fine if you visit caves under Mount Teide. We went to them about thirty years ago having found a guide to them in an excellent book on natural history in Tenerife. And yes, they are hot on patrolling having encountered a warden at one site about 8 years ago. And even Cueva Naturalista's entrance (see my last post) now has a couple of warning signs (not notices). Problem is the population rise has meant the proportion of adventuroust visitors to sites like this increased over the years and some of them are litter bugs.