What causes caves in Guatemala?

The cause of the formation of holes in Guatemala is actually man-made.

It happened once in 2007.

Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, is a mountain town, and basically, all the urban districts are built on top of a hill. The area of the accident belongs to Zone 2 of Guatemala. Belongs to the lower middle class and slums.

In this area, the municipal construction maintenance is not very good. Due to the rupture and infiltration of underground water pipes in Guatemala, the subsoil is washed away by the water flow, gradually forming an empty bottom and a real upper layer. The climate of Guatemala is not divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter, only the dry season and the rainy season.

And now it's the rainy season in Guatemala. Therefore, after a large amount of rainwater, the soil loosens and infiltrates the groundwater, so the soil on the upper surface is constantly carried away by the cavities that have appeared in the lower layer, and finally gradually because it can not withstand the pressure of the upper house, so there is a sudden subsidence. Cause such a big hole.

The subsidence of the land in 2007 was also due to this, and it also occurred during the rainy season.

This time, it was not only due to the rainy season, but also due to the shaking caused by the eruption of the Pagaya volcano some time ago.

Imperfect drainage systems lead to ground collapse.

I don't think a tropical storm can make such a hole.

Attentive people will find out:

1. There are no debris fragments around the ground movement.

If it was really a hurricane. The power should be from the bottom up, and why there are no debris or debris from the collapsed area around the cavern, so it can be inferred that the source of power is from the center of the earth and not from the surface.

2. The cave wall is regular and round. The possibility of surface collapse caused by the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the formation is ruled out.

3. He is in the shape of a trumpet from the center of the earth like the ground.

Once again, it is proved that the power comes from the center of the earth and that the power is strong, and this layer of the earth's crust is directly inhaled.

If I'm not mistaken, if I think of this ground as a cone, then finding the cone at the very top of the cone will give you the answer.

It's just that this power is too sensational, and I hope that scientists can give us more correct answers through field investigations.

Caused by dissolution and collapse like limestone!!

Stephens, a Jewish traveler, finds a cave through an old priest who lacks friends. From here, it takes less than an hour to get from western Guatemala to Mexico.

In the tunnels, Stephens saw the pointed arches hewn out of stone.

This, he believes, is the most incredible mystery of the American continent, connecting the underground passes found today near the city of Cusco in Peru, which in South America, leads to Lima to the north and to Bolivia to the south.

The capital of Timara.

Guatemala City.

A 60-metre-deep and 30-metre-diameter cavity appeared in the north, where locals said a three-storey building and a house had been swallowed up by the burrow, and a private security guard had died. It is reported that the slag is raised, and the ground hole is smiling.

It is caused by the inability of the local fragile underground plumbing system to drain rainwater away. In 2007, a similar collapse occurred in the area, when three people were killed.

On May 31, 2010, a 60-meter-deep cavity appeared in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, due to the impact of Hurricane Agatha, and there were witnesses who reported that a three-story building and a private house were falling into the hole, and a private security guard was killed. Cavities are caused by the collapse of the ground due to the inability of the local fragile underground pipe system to drain rainwater away. In 2007, a similar cavity occurred in the area, killing three people.

In strict geological terms, a sinkhole is a large pit formed by the collapse of the earth's surface due to the continuous erosion of solid bedrock by water. There is a high chance of sinkholes in many parts of the United States. Guatemala's giant crater has expanded the term sinkhole even further, i.e., the sudden collapse of the ground.

Rather than being on solid bedrock, the ground in Guatemala City's partially hidden urban area is a layer of loose, gravel-made volcanic pumice, often hundreds of feet thick. At least one geologist said Guatemala City's latest sinkhole was caused by a pipeline leak and was not a natural phenomenon. In general, Guatemala is more likely to recur such events, but it is very difficult.

On February 23, 2007, a huge hole in Guatemala City appeared in the field. The cave is 100 meters deep and has a circumference of about 500 meters. According to local **, the cave devoured the lives of three people, destroyed more than 10 houses, and disappeared into the cave with a police station.

This big hole exudes a foul smell. Witnesses said the ground in the vicinity shook before the hole appeared. More than 700 residents in the vicinity of the incident were forced to evacuate.

On May 31, 2010 local time, affected by Hurricane "Agatha", a 60-meter-deep collapse hole appeared in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, and there were witnesses that a three-story building fell into the hole, killing at least one person. Local residents say the ground has collapsed due to heavy rains and defective drainage facilities.

This year, Agatha, the first tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean, swept through several countries in Central America, bringing continuous torrential rains, landslides and severe flooding, which has killed at least 145 people, left thousands homeless and forced more than 100,000 people to be relocated.

At least 120 people have been killed and 53 are missing in the worst-hit Guatemala, where rescuers are rushing to remote mountainous areas that have been badly washed away by floods and collapsed bridges, said Eric, a spokesman for Guatemala.

More than 110,000 people in Guatemala have been forcibly relocated, and thousands have fled to neighbouring Honduras. According to Mauricio Funes, El Salvador, 10,000 people have been evacuated in the country, the death toll has risen to 10 and two are missing. The country's transport minister, Jason, said that 95 percent of roads were affected by floods and landslides, 179 bridges were damaged, and traffic was severely blocked.