Gcwihaba (Drotsky’s) Cave

Gcwihaba (Drotsky’s) Cave

Gcwihaba (Drotsky’s) Cave, BWplace
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In 1932 a group of San showed Gcwihaba (meaning ‘Hyena’s Hole’) to a farmer named Martinus Drotsky, who humbly decided to name the cave after himself. Legend also has it that the fabulously wealthy Hendrik Matthys van Zyl stashed a portion of his fortune here in the late 1800s; the treasure has never been found. The cave interior is famous for its 10m-long stalagmites and stalactites, which were formed by dripping water that seeped through and dissolved the dolomite rock.

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Station: 198s209e · 19.1 km away · 1244m

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S 20°01.302’, E 21°21.275’, Gcwihaba (Drotsky’s) Cave
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