Cueva de los Casares
Cueva de los Casares is a cave in Riba de Saelices. Discovered in 1933, it contains a number of Paleolithic cave paintings, and is most notable for a series of paintings depicting what some have argued is the earliest representation of human understanding of the reproductive process, featuring images of copulation, pregnancy, childbirth, and family life.- Email: red.arqueologica.clm@tragsa.es
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre de Los Casares.
Torre de Los Casares
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: SeRgEY, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de Los Casares is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villarejo de Medina and Saelices de la Sal.
Villarejo de Medina
Hamlet
Photo: Grosasm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villarejo de Medina is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Cueva de los Casares.
Saelices de la Sal
Village
Photo: PePeEfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saelices de la Sal is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 69 inhabitants. Saelices de la Sal is situated 4½ km southwest of Cueva de los Casares.
Santa María del Espino
Hamlet
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa María del Espino is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Cueva de los Casares.
Cueva de los Casares
- Categories: monument, tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Riba de Saelices, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.93966° or 40° 56′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.29228° or 2° 17′ 32″ westElevation
1,182 metres (3,878 feet)Open location code
8CGVWPQ5+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4333622517OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cueva de los Casares” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف كاساريس”
- Catalan: “cova de los Casares”
- Catalan: “Cova de los Casares”
- Cebuano: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Dutch: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كويفا دى لوس كاساريس”
- French: “Grotte de Los Casares”
- German: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Italian: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Russian: “Куэва-де-лос-Касарес”
- Spanish: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Swedish: “Cueva de los Casares”
- Ukrainian: “Куева-де-лос-Касарес”
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