Went to Golondrinas a couple times this week and there is a lot of new commercial activity. Three local communities are in a dispute about who controls access to the cave. The older, lower entrance is now closed and the upper entrance is very commercial (think US border crossing). Fees are charged for looking in the pit, rappelling, etc. We were told our photography would cost us $500 US per person. We have visited many caves in the Xilitla area over the last two weeks and have had to pay fees for parking, rappelling and looking. Nothing necessarily bad about financially helping the locals, but all the caution tape, wooden platforms and scores of kids asking for money to watch your car have dramatically changed the personality of the local experience. Just a FYI for anyone coming down here.
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