Discovery at the Rio Camuy The Finding and Exploring of one of the Largest Caves in the Western World

Gurnee, Russell & Jeanne

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Language: English

Published by Crown Publishers, New York, 1973

0517505940 / 9780517505946

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B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's embossed name stamp on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is crisp and clean but does have wrinkling to the laminate that was done during the publishing process. "The Cavernas del Río Camuy is the third largest cave network on the planet, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The Río Camuy (Camuy River) shaped the stalactites, stalagmites and sinkholes when coursing through the area more than a million years ago. Researchers unearthed the Río Camuy cave system in the late 1950s, though it was likely a re-discovery. Archaeologists believe Puerto Rico’s native population explored the area centuries before. Today, more than 10 miles of mapped trails run through the caves, with close to 20 entrances and additional, smaller cave networks that researchers have yet to probe." (from BBC travel website). …

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Title
Discovery at the Rio Camuy The Finding and Exploring of one of the Largest Caves in the Western World
Author
Gurnee, Russell & Jeanne
Publisher
Crown Publishers, New York
Publication year
1973
Condition
Very Good+
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0517505940
ISBN 13
9780517505946
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing.

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