Cavern
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 12 Feb 2010 23:18
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The
Cavern
After the Arecibo Observatory was a
drive along Route 129 toward the River Camuy Cave Park. The park is two hundred
and sixty eight acres and we wanted to see the subterranean caverns carved
out by the River Camuy one million years ago. Camuy is known as "La Ciudad
Romantica" (romantic city) and "La Ciudad del Sol Taino" (city of the Taino
Sun). The town was founded in 1807, when it was disassociated from Arecibo by
Petrolina Matos. We bought our numbered tickets and waited to be called forward
to get our hard hats, get on the train and descend on the wiggly route some
two hundred feet. We were told the caves are home to a unique species of
fish that is totally blind and a rare shrimp that feeds on bat
guar.
  We followed map quite well - must be
getting used to it - found the entrance and Bear looked
very fetching in his hard hat.
The Rio Camuy Caverns are the third largest cave system in the world.
Sixteen entrances have been found so far with some seven miles of passages. The
special attraction is the Cuerva Clara, which measures six hundred and ninety
five feet in length.
  The entrance looked like
any other we had visited
 Right in the centre of the main cavern
(caves have one entrance - caverns more than one) was a huge
stalagmite
  We saw some wonderful shapes and
colours
      Alberto -
in the yellow hat - our guide, told us the Disney film set people had visited
recently seeking scenery for Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Catching Bear the photographer
 The vastness of
this cavern was only apparent when we saw other people on a tour - top
right
  We washed in the
"Fountain of Youth"
    and made our way back to
the surface
ALL IN ALL GLAD TO SAY WE
VISITED THE THIRD BIGGEST IN THE WORLD
NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE CAVES ON
LANZAROTE
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