Bellamar Caves, Limestone cave system in Matanzas Province, Cuba.
Description
Bellamar Caves is a limestone cave system in Matanzas Province spanning three kilometers of underground passages with 28 chambers. These rooms showcase numerous stalactites and stalagmites that took thousands of years to form as water slowly dripped and pooled inside the rock.
History
A farm worker discovered the cave in 1861 and it was soon opened to visitors. The cave system became one of Cuba's first natural sites made accessible to the public.
Culture
The cave takes its name from a nearby estate and draws visitors who come to walk through its hidden passages and chambers. People are drawn to explore how water has shaped the rock over countless ages into these intricate underground spaces.
Practical
Visitors are led through the chambers by guides, and it helps to wear sturdy shoes since the paths can be uneven and slippery. Bring a jacket since it is noticeably cooler underground than on the surface above.
Did you know?
The cave system contains suspended calcite crystals and underground streams that flow through several passages. Fossils of birds and vertebrates from the Quaternary Period can be found inside the rock, revealing how the landscape changed over time.
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