"Our world’s caves are places of wonder, mystery and majestic beauty. Show caves around the world are embracing their role in protecting and preserving caves and providing a place for people to learn about these special, natural, cultural and historical resources.
Show caves also play another important nature tourism role of sustainable economic development, providing jobs, and helping the economy of their regions.”
The International Show Caves Association (I.S.C.A.) was founded in November 1990 and set up its central office in Genga, Italy. After the first Consitutent Assembly held in Frasassi (Genga Ancona, Italy) in November 1989, important events have contributed to the development and consolidation of the association.
A show cave is defined as a natural occurring void beneath the surface of the earth that has been made accessible to the public for tours.
Even in their dark isolation from the atmosphere above, caves can hold a rich archive of local climate conditions and how they’ve shifted over the eons. Formed over tens of thousands of years, speleothems – rock formations unique to caves better known as stalagmites and stalactites – hold secrets to the ancient environments in which they formed. Article by Mirage News.
» more informationIn a dark corner of Natural Bridge Caverns, near San Antonio, wildcat bones lay undisturbed for thousands of years. Scientists are just beginning to unlock their mysteries. Article by Texas Monthly.
» more informationArticle by Meredith Guthrie (EPOCH History Magazine) on Natural Bridge Caverns' most recent expedition.
» more informationDownload the latest ISCA Newsletter March & April 2023
» more informationPresentation of the results after conducting the ISCA & NCA Show Caves Business 2022
» more informationTourist guidebook by Cave of Perama (Greece)
» more informationThe first ISCA newsletter of the year 2023.
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