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Fantastic ‘Virgin’ Pool Never Seen by Humans Found Deep in New Mexico Cave

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In New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 700 feet below the surface, is a miraculous pool that has only recently been discovered.

The world’s largest and most well-known cave, Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico, is where the seemingly “virgin” cave pool was discovered.

However, this strange discovery was made 213 meters below the cave’s entrance, which also happens to be one of the tallest (or deepest) in the world. This indicates that humans had never before entered the cave.

Lechuguilla Cave and its unique microorganisms have attracted interest from microbiologists because, despite several million years of isolation from the terrestrial environment, they display widespread resistance to modern clinical antibiotic drugs.

In a Facebook post on their official page, Carlsbad Caverns called the site “completely pristine” and noted that they believe the bacteria living in the water had “evolved entirely without human presence.”

The amazing ‘virgin’ pool recently discovered in the Lechuguilla Cave of New Mexico is perfectly pristine. MAX WISSHAK PHOTO/CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK

The spotless pool that was found in the network of caves has white frosted rock surrounding it, giving it an almost otherworldly appearance. The color of the water may appear to be creamy and murky, but it is actually an optical illusion.

This cave is located in New Mexico and is 203 km long.

Geoscientist and expedition leader Max Wisshak explained that the water in the pool is actually “crystal clear” and is believed to have come from ancient rainwater that seeped through the limestone lying overhead and dropped or slid along the cave walls into the pool.

Entrance to Lechuguilla Cave

“This pool has been isolated for hundreds of thousands of years and had never seen light before that day,” said Carlsbad Caverns natural and cultural resources chief Rodney Horrocks.

A July 2019 map of Lechuguilla Cave

Nowadays, almost everything is contaminated by human pollution, which is why the clean pool is so crucial. Litter and other man-made products contaminate the environment even deep in Antarctica. An entirely pristine sample of nature is a rare treat for science.

No one knows when the cave system actually formed. Photo: Dave Bunnell

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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  1. Farida Chowdhury says

    December 2, 2022 at 11:53 am

    Simply amazing!

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  2. Judie says

    December 2, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    Such a beautiful place.I wonder if explorers should wear masks in order to not contaminate the pristine environment.

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    • C says

      December 11, 2022 at 1:55 pm

      Or to protect themselves from the microorganisms that show complete resistance to antibiotics!! Where is the next life threatening virus coming from??

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      • Anita W. says

        January 9, 2023 at 4:38 am

        Answer: From animals deep in their habitat, and then humans come in contac with them, capture them, and/or become infected through zoonotic means.

        With global warming and climate change, another mode of possible transmission is the melting f the permafrost -already occurinf- where age old viruses once trapped are released.

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    • James landis says

      December 17, 2022 at 10:31 am

      Or even shoes!!! The bacteria coming off his feet are contaminating the cave!! Not very responsible

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    • Marcia Lindenschmidt says

      January 21, 2023 at 2:10 am

      or walk about in their bare feet?? really now, that one explorer is unaware?

      Reply
  3. leslie says

    December 2, 2022 at 2:40 pm

    Leave it be. Never go back. Destroy all records of location.

    Reply
    • Kerry Kirking says

      January 21, 2023 at 7:39 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
  4. WillyBidle says

    December 2, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    But yet there we (humans) are, messing around in it because we can …,…

    Reply
  5. Roberta Birch says

    December 2, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    Please tell me that guy is not standing IN the pool contaminating the water.

    Reply
  6. penny a goethe says

    December 3, 2022 at 3:47 am

    been here .SO AWESOME !!!!!

    Reply
  7. Evelyn Velsink says

    December 3, 2022 at 5:59 am

    How can I send this to another?

    Reply
  8. Maurice says

    December 3, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    I want to drink it

    Reply
  9. Cathy Barron says

    December 3, 2022 at 11:10 pm

    The pool contains bacteria that no known antibiotic will kill. Gee, I wonder how long until the WHO gets their dirty hands on it?

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    • Christopher Warner says

      December 14, 2022 at 6:40 pm

      I love to see some of the comments from people who think they are right and every one else is dumb lol!! Honestly that’s what humans do we have to destroy nature too learn about things I guess that’s are nature!!

      Reply
      • Glynn says

        January 6, 2023 at 2:14 pm

        Before calling people dumb I suggest you check your punctuation and spelling!

        Reply
  10. Ter says

    December 3, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    From the pictures,
    I guess it now has bacteria from humans

    Reply
  11. Troy T.DICKERSON says

    December 4, 2022 at 1:40 am

    Man made it , I can prove it ..acouple pictures of the same details found there.. huge details I posted my details on my Facebook page ancient cartography America research by Troy T.DICKERSON watch announcements overwhelming

    Reply
  12. Deb says

    December 4, 2022 at 2:01 am

    You want a zombie apocalypse?? This is how you get it lol Messing around in a pool of antibiotic resistant bacteria!

    Reply
  13. Wayne says

    December 4, 2022 at 2:17 am

    Now that people know where it is, it’s only a matter of time before it is destroyed by people for the sake of “likes” on Tik Tok and Instagram. Better take lots of pictures now.

    Reply
  14. Kelly La Fountain says

    December 4, 2022 at 6:34 am

    From New Mexico and have been to the caverns many times. The cave system is vast. The areas open to the public are nowhere near the entirety of it. If you’ve never been, go, it’s amazing.

    Reply
  15. tom pisillo says

    December 4, 2022 at 7:58 am

    I wonder if there is the same space above ground for bats to fly around in. The proverbial rabbit hole. Mother nature’s womb. of imagination, I noticed it was filled with phallic symbols.

    Reply
  16. Terrie says

    December 4, 2022 at 12:52 pm

    Places here on earth are meant to be discovered. Contaminated or not we’re all part of the same gene pool.

    Reply
  17. Fred ziphel says

    December 4, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    If yall are so worried about contaminating something in nature, perhaps clean up your small piece of the environment?

    Reply
  18. Wayne Dethloff says

    December 4, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    The food I ate in that cave years ago should have been considered unacceptable pollution for the body

    Reply
  19. roberta kavel says

    December 5, 2022 at 2:21 am

    I have been to the caverns on several occasions. I live in NM. Great that they are exploring unseen territory.

    Reply
  20. B Thompson says

    December 5, 2022 at 4:48 am

    That water is being cycled through and it has come from the surface where humans have already affected the ground above. It has been filtered through hundreds of feet of soil and rock . It seems incredibly well lit for a brand new discovery area so I am guessing the “discovery “ happened well before this fall. I did not see a date on this article but I may have missed that. Carlsbad Caverns is one of the most incredible national parks in America ! Thank you NPS for doing such a great job of preserving it for generations.

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  21. Albert says

    December 6, 2022 at 5:29 am

    Sheesh, take it easy you hard-core environmentalists. It’s just water with lime. The bacteria will be fine, they know not to touch growing structures. You act like it will be all destroyed and go dormant just because someone breathed in there. See “caverns of Sonora” it has been properly cared for many decades since its discovery in the 50s. Fantastic tour, they close doors to keep it humid as it was, all good and all great as they have tours for us regular folks all the time. By the way, COS is prettier than any cave you would be allowed it. Great thumbs up to them.

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  22. Judy Cranston says

    December 8, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    Not pure & prestine Anymore!!!

    Reply
  23. Catherine Burgos says

    January 6, 2023 at 3:03 am

    Get a grip, people.
    Wow, how beautiful.

    Reply

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