Very close to Arecibo is another town which takes advantage of the karst sinkholes; that town is Camuy and home of the Cavernos Camuy. We took the commercial tour, which was a VERY easy hour or so. They take you down to the mouth of the cave on a little trolley, then you spend the next hour or so walking through the biggest mouths of the cavern. It was absolutely beautiful! Steve and I both agreed that Carlsbad Caverns are the the only caves we've seen that even come close to being this pretty. Highlights include standing on ledge in a small chamber, high over the river Camuy thundering below, watching the bats swoop within feet of your face, and standing under a crystal clear waterfall tumbling down mossy rocks in a sunlit opening. Lowlights include jumping spiders. Seriously. The damned things jump. And they're big.
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