Monday, April 28, 2008

Czech Republic - Moravian Karst (Caves)


Maravsky Kras, Jeskyne
Moravian Karst, Caves
in the
Czech Republic

postmarked in 2008 with two Ceska Republika (Czech Republic) stamps

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The Moravian Karst is a karst landscape and protected nature reserve to the north of Brno in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 caverns and gorges.  Currently, four of the cave systems (Punkva Caves, Balcarka Cave, Kateřinská Cave, and Sloupsko-šošůvské Cave) are open for public tours and exploration.

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