On your group holiday in Tenerife, you cannot miss a visit to the Cueva del Viento, a volcanic cavity located in the Icod de los Vinos neighborhood that bears the same name. It was formed 27,000 years ago in basaltic lavas from the first eruptive phase of the Pico Viejo volcano, located next to Mount Teide.

In addition, we can combine this experience with a Gastronomic Route in Tenerife or a visit to the natural pools of Tenerife.

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Cueva del Viento for group experiences Tenerife

It is located in the Municipal District of Icod de los Vinos, northern area of ​​the Island of Tenerife. The Wind Cave is the 5th largest cavity in the world in volcanic terrain, after those in Hawaii (Kazumura Cave with 65 km of development and others) but it is number one in its Labyrinth Formation. At the moment, 18 km of development have been explored and surveyed by the Tenerife Benisahare Caving Group, and it is still being explored and surveyed by this Group (being able to connect with the Felipe Reventón Cave, which now has 21 km of development). the Complex). In addition to its Great Volcanological Importance that runs through the entire Icod de los Vinos Valley, it has great Biological and Paleontological interest. . The development of the Cave includes other cavities all connected to each other, such as the Belén Cave, the Sobrado Cave, the Breveritas Cave and the Piquetes Cave. There are 7 known access points to the Complex.

GEOLOGICAL FEATURES

It is a Labyrinthine network of three levels of superimposed galleries or volcanic tubes, which will develop in basaltic flows from Pico Viejo 27,000 years ago, which descended through the Icod Valley and formed a Large Network of Volcanic Tubes. Numerous and varied lava structures appear in the Wind Cave. Lateral terraces, originated during stabilization of the lava flow inside the volcanic tube. Lava waterfalls, produced when the upper tubes connect with the lower ones, capturing the lava flow, Staphylites and Lava Drops of various shapes, the most frequent being the inverted cone. Others are structures: Jameos and entrances, lava lakes, cornices, solidified blocks, concretions of secondary origin…

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