Caves of Gandesa

The municipality of Gandesa, in the Terra Alta region, has 9 catalogued cavities: 7 caves and 2 pits. Together they total 364 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 33 m. Limestone is the dominant lithology (7 cavities), while conglomerate characterises 2.

Among the most notable cavities are the Avenc del Barranquet dels Xorros, 23 m deep, near Fontcalda, explored and surveyed by the GERP in May 1986; the Cova de la Faixa Vedada, with 55 m of passage in the Serra de Pàndols, with 3 entrances and interconnected vestibules; and the Avenc de Carxano, 33 m deep in the Serra de Pàndols, with two entrances, an inclined ramp, a 7 m shaft and a large chamber of 30 by 12 m with a floor inclined at 40º.

Other cavities in the municipality are the Cova-avenc de la Teuleria, with 50 m of passage in the Serra de Pàndols, explored and surveyed by the GERP in May 1986; the Cova-avenc del Camí del Molí, 18 m deep and with 47 m of passage in the Serra de Pàndols, explored and surveyed by the GERP in December 1986; and the Cova de la Carruva, a small cave of about 30 m of passage in the Serra de Cavalls, explored and surveyed by the GERP in June 1987.