The Road to Hell in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico U.S.A. is The path from the visitor center to the amphitheater and cavern entrance the 1.25-mile path ,its the entrance to the caverns ,as you walk down the trail, the cavern seems to swallow the daylight, hence the nickname “road to hell.” For those who do not want to walk there is the possibility to use the elevator.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is the name of the Chihuahua Desert in southeastern New Mexico in the United States. It was established in 1923 as a national monument, declared a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Beneath the park, which has an area of 73 square kilometers (189 km2), are 83 individual caves, including a cave Carlsbad, the name of the park.
The park attracts many people eager to shed some light on the mysteries it collects. Teams of cavers continue to discover new portions of the grotto. In 1966 the Guadalupe Room was found, the second largest chamber in the grotto. In 1982 the Bifrost Room was found and in 1993 the Chocolate High.
Access : Coordinates: / Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located near Carlsbad, New Mexico, and can be reached via U.S. Highway 62-180
Highlights :
- Cowboy Jim White has gone down in history as the discoverer of this network of caves, since in 1898, as a teenager, he began to explore them. The place has been a National Park since 1930 and has a conservation center founded in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The exploration of the cave continues to this day. The second largest room in the cave, the Guadalupe room, was only discovered in 1966. Even more recent discoveries are the Bifrost room in 1982 and the Chocolate High (1993).
- The ancient legends of the Mescalero Apaches tell that the “lament of the spirit of death” comes out of the abyss, due to the belief that the spirits of women who died in childbirth were preserved in the Carlsbad Caverns.
- In 1923 an official inspection was carried out by the Ministry of the Interior. As a result, the cave was first declared a National Monument and later a National Park.
- Entrance fees: Τo enter, it costs 8 dollars per person and there are only guides on special excursions to different parts of the cave.
- Inside these cavities, named a World Heritage Site in 1995, we can see stalactites and stalagmites, stone fountains and all kinds of spectacular formations with the most capricious silhouettes you can imagine. “The Devil’s Fountain” or “The Witch’s Finger” are just some of the evocative and disturbing names they receive.
- On the surface of the park, the canyons offer the opportunity for activities such as hiking, biking and climbing, while in the windy plains it is possible to find a wide variety of wildlife.
Go next : Explore the impressive network of caves in New Mexico Under the floor of the Chihuahuan desert.
