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View from the grotto "Soaring Bird" on the autumn forest.

One of the numerous mountain ranges of the Caucasus - the GUAM range, has many grottoes and caves. In some of them, archaeologists have confirmed the sites of ancient Neolithic people. This grotto is called "Soaring Bird" and it offers a stunning view of the abyss of the autumn forest.

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Date Taken: 10.2020
Date Uploaded: 10.2020
Photo Location: Apsheronsk city, Russia
Copyright: © Andrew Jordan