"Ponorite" Natural Monument

 cave(s), sinkhole, natural monument

"Ponorite" is a natural monument with Ordinance No.75 from 09.02.1981.
Area: 0.2 hectares.
Ponorite (also known as The Abyss) is one of the main attractions of the village of Musina. Pot-holes are located about 400 meters south of the village, not far from Musinskata Cave.
The phenomenon has no analogue in Bulgaria. Represents karst formation - two pits, with a depth of 25 meters, connected by underground karst gallery, assuming that lead down to the galleries into Musinskata and Emenskata Caves.
Once the abyss looked pretty scary for the local population and were traditional beliefs according to which the abyss led to lower land of the dead.
By European projects in 2006, the site and the area around it were refined and adapted for visitors. To the bottom of the abyss built stairs with railings and to them is a gazebo.

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www.protectedplanet.net/176915
eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/176915
visit.guide-bulgaria.com/a/543/geo-complex_ponorite.htm
mytasteforliving.com/article/117?lang=en
kilometri.bg/en/view/ponorite-geocomplex-musina


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