Cuevas Las Cabachuelas
| Cuevas Las Cabachuelas | |
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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 cave system in Puerto Rico which opened in 2019. It is located between the municipalities of Morovis and Ciales, Puerto Rico[1] in the Cabachuelas Natural Reserve, established in 2012[2] and 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
There are 60 caves in the Cabachuelas zone, which was declared a natural reserve in early 2012. Since then a process of identifying the land around the cave system, which would be purchased from private owners, began and it was decided that there were 16 privately owned properties that would need to be purchased.[3] By early, 2019 the park was up and running, and offering guided tours to groups of up to 15 people.
Future plans
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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nueva opción al turismo para explorar cuevas en la isla" (in Spanish). Primera Hora.
- ^ "Nuestras áreas naturales protegidas: tesoro ecológico de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). DRNA. 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Atractivo de clase mundial la Reserva Natural Las Cabachuelas" (in Spanish). 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Morovis ofrecerá recorridos por cuevas de Las Cabachuelas, en centro P.Rico". EFE (in Spanish).