Quintana Roo Speleological Survey

Quintana Roo Speleological Survey

The Quintana Roo Speleological Survey with the abbreviation QRSS is a special project of the National Speleological Society. It supports safe exploration, survey and cartography of the underwater and dry caves and cenotes of Quintana Roo, Mexico [www.caves.org/project/qrss/qrss.htm] . The survey principally acts a data repository for explored sites within the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and distributes summary statistical tables through its internet webpage, which as of 2007-11-18 included 162 underwater cenotes or cave systems with a total length of 694 km, and 21 caves above the water table with a total length of 11 km.

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