reaching 35 metres wide. Its name comes from the great white stalagmites that resemble ghosts, in the end zones of the gallery. Had a great use to the early twentieth century as a place of extraction and storage by the mineral miners of La Florida. Gallery Gorda It is a room with a natural underground lake and one of the largest in terms of volume. This is the first gallery to be accessed Soplao. The name comes from the impression of smallness due to one of the cavers who investigated the caves. It has a lighting system that highlights the colours of the stalactite from the ceiling, covered with calcite helictitas. Gallery of the False Floor Small chamber where impressive rock formations in the form of thin threads that are screwed everywhere. Gallery of the Camp Is of moderate dimensions, with widths up to 10 metres. The name comes from the installation of a research camp during the first raids. Here it remained unbroken 208 hours Speleo Club members Cantabria highlight the cast, dyed red and white minerals in the area. Gallery of the Cauliflower Stand, rather than stalactites, stalagmites huge, often eccentric, that they tend to join at the end with the roof. Can be seen traces of an earthquake that hit the spot. Gallery of the Forest High gallery which takes its name from its resemblance to a natural forest. The cast and the union of stalactites and stalagmites happen everywhere, creating large and varied columns. As in the Galería of the Cauliflower can be seen traces of an earthquake. Gallery Genesis Located to the east. It is one of the highest, reaching 30 metres high. Its length exceeds 160 metres. Notable cast sheets, giant stalagmites pisolithic nests. Its name comes from the number of colours displayed on it, because of the variety of salts dissolved in water. Other galleries Gallery of Bridge Gallery of the Mermaid Gallery Columns Gallery Grey Gallery of the Avalanche Gallery of the Goat Gallery the Wonders Gallery Wet Mineral and fossils This is the list of minerals and fossils found in the cave, in alphabetical order: Fossils Amarantoraphidia ventolina Amber Black amber Cantabroraphidia marcanoi Necroraphidia arcuata Minerals Aragonite Calcite dolomite Sphalerite Galena Marcasite Pyrite See also Caves in Cantabria References Cantabrian Speleogical Club "The Cave of El Soplao, a unique cave" (1987) Bibliography Francisco Fernández Ortega and Maria del Carmen Urioste Valls,