Guadalajara

From the road intersection where you leave your car, its a 150m level walk following the dirt path along the spring to the entrance (past a bath-tub !).

GAEM, the local group that explores this cave, has set up some nice benches at the entrance that remind one of the luxuries of Florida and Yucatan.

There is no real basin to speak of here, as the entrance is through a little horizontal fissure in the karst wall. One needs to slide into the cave feet first to get through the horizontal restriction, although two divers can fit side by side through this area. Inevitably the viz in this first little chamber is ruined, but as soon as you turn into the flow it opens up clear in front of you.

The line is well laid, without T's, but its not nylon and floats at some places - jumps are used.

The walls and floor are a clean light color and well polished and smooth. The chaps from GAEM, who have (and continue) done most of the exploration here were forced to secure the line with weights in some sections. The cave gently meanders down to -36m after some 500m of penetration and remains relatively clean and silt free up to this point. Beyond this point it starts dropping down to the low 40’s and becomes a little tighter in sections and percolation is almost sure to seriously impact your trip out.

There are no nearby shops / cafes. Best to stock up along the route before entering the national park.

Hotel : Just 2km from the cave : Hostal Alto Tajo.

The cave is located inside a National Park. Permission is required to dive here.

Also contact GAEM in advance and be kind to report back anything out of the ordinary.

http://www.buceo21.com/REPORTAJES/buceo_tecnico/fuentenavina.htm
http://www.espeleogaem.org/fuentenavina/s_fuentenavina.htm