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Sistema Huautla

Sistema Huautla is a cave system in the Sierra Mazateca mountains of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. As of May 2024, it is the deepest cave system in the Western Hemisphere, 1,560 metres (5, 120 ft) from the highest entrance to the lowest reached point in the cave system, with over 62 miles of mapped passageways. It is the ninth-deepest cave in the world. It is also the 28th-longest cave system, with over 100 km of passages. Sistema Huautla has 30 entrances.

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More caves in Mexico

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Other notable caves worldwide

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  3. Lechuguilla Cave · United States489 m
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  5. Veryovkina Cave · Georgia2,212 m
  6. Krubera Cave · Georgia2,199 m
  7. Sarma cave · Georgia1,830 m
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