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'''Cuevas Las Cabachuelas''' (Cabachuelas Caves) is a large cave system in Puerto Rico |
'''Cuevas Las Cabachuelas''' (Cabachuelas Caves) is a large cave system in Puerto Rico, located between the municipalities of [[Morovis]] and [[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]]<ref name="primerahora1">{{cite web | title=Nueva opción al turismo para explorar cuevas en la isla | website=Primera Hora | date=25 January 2019 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/nuevaopcionalturismoparaexplorarcuevasenlaisla-1323206/ | language=es | access-date=3 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507144902/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/nuevaopcionalturismoparaexplorarcuevasenlaisla-1323206/ | archive-date=7 May 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> in the Cabachuelas Natural Reserve, which was established in 2012.<ref name="DRNA">{{cite web|url=http://drna.pr.gov/noticias/nuestras-areas-naturales-protegidas-tesoro-ecologico-de-puerto-rico/|title=Nuestras áreas naturales protegidas: tesoro ecológico de Puerto Rico|date=13 June 2017|publisher=DRNA|language=es|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507152239/http://drna.pr.gov/noticias/nuestras-areas-naturales-protegidas-tesoro-ecologico-de-puerto-rico/|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It is of natural, cultural, archaeological, hydrological and geomorphological importance to Puerto Rico.<ref name="miprv_2013" /> Guided tours are offered by the Diógenes Colón Gómez Cultural Center in Morovis.<ref name="primerahora1" /> |
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==History== |
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The caves have been studied in depth by Roberto Martínez and Ovidio Dávila.<ref name="OECH">{{cite web |author1=Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica |title=Sitios Arqueológicos de Puerto Rico |url=http://www.agencias.pr.gov/oech/oech/Documents/ActualizacionDatosMunicipales/Municipios/Informaci%C3%B3n%20Arqueol%C3%B3gica%20del%20%20Municipio%20de%20Morovis.pdf |website=agencies PR Gov | |
The caves are located in Barahona barrio in Morovis and have been studied in depth by Roberto Martínez and Ovidio Dávila.<ref name="OECH">{{cite web |author1=Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica |title=Sitios Arqueológicos de Puerto Rico |url=http://www.agencias.pr.gov/oech/oech/Documents/ActualizacionDatosMunicipales/Municipios/Informaci%C3%B3n%20Arqueol%C3%B3gica%20del%20%20Municipio%20de%20Morovis.pdf |website=agencies PR Gov |access-date=6 June 2019 |language=es}}</ref> Martínez pushed for designating the cave system as a national park system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lascabachuelas.org/history.html|title=Las Cabachuelas - Historia|website=Las Cabachuelas Official site|language=es|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517175225/http://lascabachuelas.org/history.html|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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There are 60 caves in the Cabachuelas zone |
There are 60 caves in the Cabachuelas zone which was declared a natural reserve on February 29, 2012, with the signing of law 129 by then governor, [[Luis Fortuño]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/isla/nota/lascabachuelassonreservanatural-722961/|title=Las Cabachuelas son reserva natural|date=13 November 2012|newspaper=Primera Hora|language=es|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507150734/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/isla/nota/lascabachuelassonreservanatural-722961/|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then a process of identifying the land around the cave system-what needed to be purchased from private owners began, and it was decided that there were 16 privately owned properties which should become part of the reserve.<ref name="miprv_2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.miprv.com/atractivo-de-clase-mundial-la-reserva-natural-las-cabachuelas/|title=Atractivo de clase mundial la Reserva Natural Las Cabachuelas|date=26 September 2013|language=es|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507150729/http://www.miprv.com/atractivo-de-clase-mundial-la-reserva-natural-las-cabachuelas/|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019 the park opened to the public. Guided tours for groups of up to 15 people are coordinated by CABACOOP, Proyecto Cabachuelas. |
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[[File:Diógenes Colón Gómez Cultural Center in Morovis, Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|left|Diógenes Colón Gómez Cultural Center in Morovis, Puerto Rico]] |
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==Future plans== |
==Future plans== |
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Tourism managed by Discover Puerto Rico encouraged the marketing of the caves in Morovis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/morovis-recibe-al-dmo-para-impulsar-el-turismo-en-las-cuevas-las-cabachuelas/article_65763276-dcd2-11e8-a743-fb8dbe5747c4.html|title=Morovis recibe al DMO para impulsar el turismo en las Cuevas las Cabachuelas}}</ref> |
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Once the final 75 acres, which need to be purchased, are purchased by the [[Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources]] (DRNA), then the park will be properly established as '''Parque Nacional Las Cabachuelas'''.<ref name="efe">{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/usa/puerto-rico/morovis-ofrecera-recorridos-por-cuevas-de-las-cabachuelas-en-centro-p-rico/50000110-3877534|title=Morovis ofrecerá recorridos por cuevas de Las Cabachuelas, en centro P.Rico|website=EFE|language=es|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507151809/https://www.efe.com/efe/usa/puerto-rico/morovis-ofrecera-recorridos-por-cuevas-de-las-cabachuelas-en-centro-p-rico/50000110-3877534|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}} As of August, 2019 the purchase was still in the works.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/morovis-anuncia-el-endoso-al-proyecto-cuevas-las-cabachuelas/article_d9f08760-ba61-11e9-be40-33ca6c6f3a14.html|title=Morovis anuncia el endoso al proyecto Cuevas Las Cabachuelas [Morovis announces endorsement for Cuevas Las Cabachuelas project]|date=September 8, 2019|website=El Vocero de Puerto Rico|language=es|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017155244/https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/morovis-anuncia-el-endoso-al-proyecto-cuevas-las-cabachuelas/article_d9f08760-ba61-11e9-be40-33ca6c6f3a14.html|archive-date=17 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Morovis, Puerto Rico]] |
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[[Category:Ciales, Puerto Rico]] |
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| Location | Morovis and Ciales, Puerto Rico |
| Nearest city | Barahona, Morovis, Puerto Rico |
| Area | 1,000 acres (400 ha) |
| Established | February 2012 |
| Website | http://www.lascabachuelas.org/ |
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Cuevas Las Cabachuelas (Cabachuelas Caves) is a large cave system in Puerto Rico, located between the municipalities of Morovis and Ciales[1] in the Cabachuelas Natural Reserve, which was established in 2012.[2] It is of natural, cultural, archaeological, hydrological and geomorphological importance to Puerto Rico.[3] Guided tours are offered by the Diógenes Colón Gómez Cultural Center in Morovis.[1]
History
[edit]The caves are located in Barahona barrio in Morovis and have been studied in depth by Roberto Martínez and Ovidio Dávila.[4] Martínez pushed for designating the cave system as a national park system.[5] There are 60 caves in the Cabachuelas zone which was declared a natural reserve on February 29, 2012, with the signing of law 129 by then governor, Luis Fortuño.[6] Since then a process of identifying the land around the cave system-what needed to be purchased from private owners began, and it was decided that there were 16 privately owned properties which should become part of the reserve.[3] In February 2019 the park opened to the public. Guided tours for groups of up to 15 people are coordinated by CABACOOP, Proyecto Cabachuelas.
Future plans
[edit]Tourism managed by Discover Puerto Rico encouraged the marketing of the caves in Morovis.[7] Once the final 75 acres, which need to be purchased, are purchased by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), then the park will be properly established as Parque Nacional Las Cabachuelas.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nueva opción al turismo para explorar cuevas en la isla". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Nuestras áreas naturales protegidas: tesoro ecológico de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). DRNA. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Atractivo de clase mundial la Reserva Natural Las Cabachuelas" (in Spanish). 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica. "Sitios Arqueológicos de Puerto Rico" (PDF). agencies PR Gov (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Las Cabachuelas - Historia". Las Cabachuelas Official site (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Las Cabachuelas son reserva natural". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Morovis recibe al DMO para impulsar el turismo en las Cuevas las Cabachuelas".
- ^ "Morovis ofrecerá recorridos por cuevas de Las Cabachuelas, en centro P.Rico". EFE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019. As of August, 2019 the purchase was still in the works.
- ^ "Morovis anuncia el endoso al proyecto Cuevas Las Cabachuelas [Morovis announces endorsement for Cuevas Las Cabachuelas project]". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.