(The Guyana Chronicle August 17th 1980).
The eight member exploration party which recently discovered one of four caves believed to have been used by Amerindians as a hideout from Spanish soldiers had a rough time during five hectic days
According to reports the one cave discovered has only two small entrances –one through a 20 foot chimney and the other through a narrow hole surrounded by huge boulders.
The explorers including one woman had to squeeze their way through the boulders.
The chimney the Chronicle understands might have been built by the Amerindians in order to let air and light into the cave.
It is however large enough for an average sized person to enter by using a length of rope.
The party headed by well known Guyanese mountaineer Adrian Thompson returned to the city last Saturday after failing to find the other caves.
The National Science Research Council is now examining the information collected by the explorers on the caves believed to be in Ewentipu Mountains, now Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).
