The Caves at Camuy - Camuy - TravBuddy

These caves are spectacular!! They are located near the town of Arecibo in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico. Visitors first enter a building which contains a nice shop, ticket booth, and a small theater showing a short video on the creation of the cave. The ticket includes the short movie, and a tour through the main parts of the cave. After visitors watch the very interesting video, they board a nice trolley. This vehicle drives through lush vegetation before entering a giant sinkhole (where the entrance to the cave lies). An interesting fact about the sinkhole is that it used to be another part of the cave. As the years progressed, water at the top of the cave kept weakening the structure, until it eventually collapsed, leaving the hole. Now, it is completely filled with nice vegetation.

Once visitors enter the cave, they are greeted by the biggest part. There are beautiful stalagmites and stalactites everywhere, as well as a curious formation that we locals call "Bizcocho", or cake, bearing visual similarities to this type of food, =D. Tainos, or the natives who lived in PR back in the day, used to live in the caves when a hurricane would come in. After the main room, visitors enter another sinkhole, walking through the edge. Later on, there is an area of the cave where you can see part of the underground river that flows beneath it. You can also see the infamous bats!!

This is really an amazing experience!!