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MATIENZO CAVES PROJECT
Newspaper Pages
(1981 - now; updated 21/2/2023)

A selection of pages and cuttings (pdfs) mainly from the Diario Montañés and mainly related to the caves, caving and the work of the expeditions. There are also cuttings from the Alerta, El Mundo (Cantabria), Lancashire Evening Telegraph and Manchester Evening News.

1981

10/9/1981
A group of speleologists study the area of Matienzo (translation)

22/9/1981
Prehistoric paintings

 

1985

5/10/1985 (Alerta)
Matienzo fiesta

   

1986

7/6/1986
Cantabria underground

8/8/1986 (Alerta)
4 Valleys System

8/8/1986 (Alerta)
4 Valleys System

1986

9/8/1986 (Alerta)
4 Valleys System

   

1987

1987 (Alerta)
Caving Expeditions

1987 (Alerta)
Building destroying campsite; finds and benefits of the speleologists

 

1989

28/8/1989 (Alerta)
Summer finds

   

1991

2/8/1991
Peñajorao

   

1992

12/8/1992
Death of Giles Barker

12/8/1992 (DM)
Death of Giles Barker

13/8/1992 (DM)
Death of Giles Barker

1992

12/8/1992 (Alerta)
Death of Giles Barker

12/8/1992 (Alerta)
Death of Giles Barker

13/8/1992 (unknown)
Death of Giles Barker

1992

11 & 12/8/1992 (MEN)
Death of Giles Barker

   

1993

13/6/1993
Matienzo environment

13/6/1993
Matienzo environment

8/8/1993
Peñajorao

1993

16/8/1994
Peñajorao

24/9/1993
British speleologists

 

1994

31/12/1994
Kidnap of Segundo Marey, 10 years previously

 

 

1995

19/11/1995 (p46)
Peñajorao collaboration

19/11/1995 (p47)
Peñajorao collaboration

 

1996

9/12/1996 (Lancashire Evening Telegraph)
General article

 

 

1997

18/3/1997
Gating cave art sites

2/6/1997
Rescues / recoveries

7/8/1997
Peñajorao

1998

15/8/1998
Rupert Skorupka diving in
Cueva Molino

 

 

1999

1/2/1999
Excavating in Cueva de las Grajas

 

 

2001

22/5/1999
Permissions to excavate

 

 

2003

20/6/2003
Cofresnedo book presentation

24/8/2003
Cofresnedo protection

 

2007

23/7/2007
Rescue in Azpilicueta-Reñada

27/8/2007
Cave rescue

 

2009

22/7/2009 (El Mundo)
Proposed quarry issues

 

 

2014

11/3/2014
Carcavuezo flooding letter

 

 

2016

17/4/2016
Ruesga rivers inspection

 

 

2017

22/4/2017
Climate workshop

27/8/2017
Possible closure of Risco

 

2019

14/7/2019
Possible tourist caves

10/8/2019
Fuente Aguanaz pollution

24/8/2019
Fuente Aguanaz pollution

2021

19/3/2021
Wind farm letter

26/3/2021
Theft of bones