Torca de Yusa

Torca de Yusa is a cave in Ruesga, Cantabria. Torca de Yusa is situated nearby to the peak Muela, as well as near the cave Sima 617.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matienzo and Ogarrio.

Matienzo

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Rotondas, CC BY 2.5.

Matienzo is the name of a village and a karst depression some 25 km southeast of Santander in Ruesga municipality, Cantabria, northern Spain. The limestone around Matienzo is riddled with caves which have been extensively explored over the last 50 years by Spanish and British cavers.

Ogarrio

Hamlet

Photo: Javierme, CC BY 3.0.

Ogarrio is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Torca de Yusa.

Riva

Village

Photo: Corso, CC BY 4.0.

Riva is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Torca de Yusa.

Torca de Yusa

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Ruesga, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.31612° or 43° 18′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.56082° or 3° 33′ 39″ west

Open location code

8CMR8C8Q+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muela and Sima 617.

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