Geolodía 2025 in Huesca Visits the Chaves Cave, 18 Years After Its Looting

(Zaragoza, Thursday, May 15, 2025)

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the town of Casbas hosted Geolodía Huesca. Representing the University of Zaragozawas Aránzazu Luzón (from the GEOtransfer-IUCA group), who collaborated with members of the Valle de la Gloria Association, IGE–CSIC, and Apudepa.

Despite poor weather conditions, a group of 115 people completed the geological field route, which culminated in a visit to the karstic Chaves Cave. This marked the first time in 18 years that visitors were allowed access to the site, whose archaeological remains were destroyed in an infamous looting.

Geolodía is a nationwide science outreach initiative promoted by the Geological Society of Spain, offering free, public geological field trips guided by professional geologists.

📷 Image credit: Ruth Soto, published in Diario del Alto Aragón

📰 Media coverage (in Spanish):

  • Diario del Alto Aragón:
    “La Cueva de Chaves recibe una visita guiada 18 años después de su expolio”
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  • Heraldo de Aragón:
    “Historic visit to Chaves Cave nearly 20 years after the looting: ‘A mix of emotion and sorrow’”
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  • Cadena SER:
    “Chaves Cave opened for a visit this Saturday, for the first time in decades”
    Listen or read here