Fountains of Leon (Badajoz)
The Cuevas de Fuentes de León are located in the town of the same name, located in the province of Badajoz close to the border with the province of Huelva.
In 2001, the complex formed by various caves between that include the Cueva del Agua, La Lamparilla, Sima Pigs, Los Postes, Los Caballos and Cueva Masero.
This karstic complex, of approximately 200 hectares of surface, stands out for having a great value environmental and, specifically, geological; in addition to having faunal and archaeological interest.
The Cuevas de León complex is developed in limestone Ambrian (between 500 and 540 million years old) antiquity) belonging to the Ossa Morena Zone of the Hesperian Massif.
In the cavities there are different types of speleothems such as stalactites, stalagmites, eccentrics, coladas and gours, among others, highlighting some very unique ones such as the "stalactites on wings of butterfly".
The largest and most well-known cavity is the Cueva del Agua, which was already cited by J. Ramón Mélida in the Monumental Catalog of Spain (1925), referring to the archaeological remains found there.
The Natural Monument consists of 1020 protected hectares due to its great landscape and natural value.
The Cueva del Agua is the largest and best known from all. Declared LIC (Place of Community Interest) due to the colony of bats that houses. This cave has some characteristics that differ from the rest, as it is an interior lake of more than 200 square meters of surface and some engravings cave.
The Masero Cave, its importance lies in the profusion of all kinds of speleothems that we find in it: stalactites (eccentric, helical, curved, shaped of spearhead and butterfly wings, etc.), aragonite crystals, veils, columns siphons etc. It is a cave that is in formation, an authentic Karst nursery.
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The castle of El Cuerno stands proud after the passing of the years in the municipality of Fuentes de León in Badajoz. Accessing it is difficult, since it is located in the mountains, about four kilometers from the town. It dates between the 9th and 14th centuries, and its origin is Arabic, although it was subsequently the subject of several reforms under the military orders of the Temple and Santiago.
