Resumen

GOMEZ-AGUADO DE ALBA, Guadalupe C.  y  PALACIO PRIETO, José Luis. The Cacahuamilpa Grotto: a Century of History (1835-1936). Secuencia [online]. 2016, n.94, pp.110-147. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i94.1347.

Since its discovery, the Cacahuamilpa Grotto has attracted Mexicans and foreign travelers for almost two centuries. However, formal studies of this natural monument are scarce and full of inaccuracies. This paper uses primary sources, newspaper articles and books on the cavern to trace its history, and offer an image of Mexico in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The topics discussed include the impressions of the first travelers to visit the cavern; the state of the roads; political changes; the interest in creating scientific and literary associations; the concern with environmental conservation; the development of infrastructure investment; the first electrical installations; and lastly, Cacahuamilpa's transformation into a National Park in 1936. The experiences of a famous natural monument provide an opportunity to revisit a century of Mexican history.

Palabras llave : Grotto; Cacahuamilpa; travelers; investment; paths.

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