Grutas de Lanquín, Limestone cave system in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Grutas de Lanquín is a large limestone cave system 1 km west of Lanquín, in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The rock is rough and mottled grey and tan; a broad pale beige mass arches across the top, with a dark hollow below it on the left and a rounded, ridged mass hanging down at right-centre. A river also called Lanquín flows near the entrance.

The Lanquín cave system was declared a national park in 1955, covering about 11 hectares. The protected area lies 1 kilometre west of Lanquín in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, and a river also called Lanquín flows past near the entrance for about 12 kilometres before reaching the Cahabón River.

The caves lie 1 km west of Lanquín, a Q'eqchi' Maya town in Alta Verapaz, and the river of the same name flows past the entrance for about 12 km before joining the Cahabón. The site is a national park, so the cave is a protected natural area rather than a shrine; visitors come to see the limestone formations.

Access is through designated entrances where visitors should join guided group tours. The paths can be slippery and uneven, so sturdy shoes and careful footing are necessary at every step.

The cave lies 1 km west of Lanquín, and the Lanquín River flows past near its entrance for about 12 km before joining the Cahabón. The protected area covers roughly 11 hectares, declared a national park in 1955. Look for the pale, grooved rock mass hanging on the right of the main chamber.