Karst cave,
river cave
| Location: | Northwestern Puerto Rico, 2 hours W of San Juan, near Lares, on Route 129,km 9.8. |
| Open: | Wed-Sun, holidays 8-16, last tour 15:45 |
| Fee: | Adults US $10, children US $7. |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
river cave
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| Dimension: | L=11,000m. |
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| Address: | Administración de Terrenos, PO Box 3767, San Juan, Tel: +677-787-893-3100 |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:24:07 $ |
The cave system of Río Camuy is very huge. It is the worlds second longest river cave and so far 16 entrances to the system are known.
In Río Camuy Cave Park two sinkholes and a cave a made accessible to tourists. The biggest cavern on the visit is called Cueva Clara de Enpalme and is 210m in length and 65m high. The Tres Pueblos sinkhole is 130m deep and 215m in diameter.
Some parts of the system were explored by the Taino Indians, Puerto Rico's first inhabitants.
The caves are home to a unique species of fish that is totally blind.
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