Cueva del Tigré (Cave of the Tiger)

Another cave voted as one of the best caves in Argentina is Cueva del Tigré (Cave of the Tiger). The cave's term originates from a Quequén tale about the Tigre del Quequén (Quequen Tiger). He was a 19th-century wild gaucho who sought refuge in this cave from the authorities. The Cueva del Tigré is located 40 km southeast of Malargüe Argentina, it is a wild cave, which is used for cave trekking tours due to its close proximity to the road and easy walking-sized passage. However, in fact, cave trekking activities are illegal. Because of no permission of the proprietor as well as no study of the environmental impact.

Unfortunately, littering in the cave and reports of badly equipped groups of students who visited the cave without helmets, led to the owners' plan to develop it as a show cave, for the security of the cave and the visitors, and obviously also for the income. The cave's mineralogical constituents were studied by the Central University of Venezuela and the University of Bologna (Italy). Some crystals have been discovered. The cave was also explored by biologists from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), but no unusual troglodytes were discovered. As a result, the cave is neither essential nor vulnerable enough to be turned into a show cave.