Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
<p> <span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="THIS">THIS</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="AMERICA">AMERICA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Doughty">Doughty</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Klein">Klein</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Site">Site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carlsbad">Carlsbad</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="Carlsbad">Carlsbad</span> <span word="Caverns">Caverns</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="caves">caves</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="caves">caves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="BOB">BOB</span> <span word="DOUGHTY">DOUGHTY</span>: <span word="Huge">Huge</span>. <span word="Incredible">Incredible</span>. <span word="Inspiring">Inspiring</span>. <span word="Words">Words</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="lowers">lowers</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carlsbad">Carlsbad</span> <span word="Cavern">Cavern</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cave">cave</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Carlsbad">Carlsbad</span> <span word="Caverns">Caverns</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.<span word="Silent">Silent</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guides">guides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cavern">cavern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="cave">cave</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Carlsbad">Carlsbad</span> <span word="Cavern">Cavern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Room">Room</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="big">big</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="is">is</span> 77 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="BARBARA">BARBARA</span> <span word="KLEIN">KLEIN</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cavern">cavern</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>, <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Room">Room</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="rangers">rangers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cave">cave</span>.</p>
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