Park nacional cueva de las maravillas, Underground cave system in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

Park nacional cueva de las maravillas is an underground cave system extending approximately 800 meters with numerous stalactites, stalagmites, and an artificial lake reflecting the cave ceiling. The space includes distinct sections with rock formations enhanced by special lighting systems designed to highlight natural features.

The cave was long known as Cueva Jagual, and in 1926 it still bore that name. In 1949 Professor Francisco Richiez Acevedo renamed it Cueva de las Maravillas for the stalactite and stalagmite figures and the many pictographs inside. The surrounding area was declared a national park on 22 July 1997.

The cave holds 472 pictographs and 10 petroglyphs in black and red, counted as 144 abstract or cryptic images, 69 groupings of dots, 135 human faces, 18 animals, 41 mixed human-animal, 18 geometric and 38 geometric-human. The Gran Panel depicts a Taíno funeral ritual. The cave was called Cueva Jagual until 1949, when Professor Francisco Richiez Acevedo gave it its present name.

Wear sturdy shoes because the paths underground can be slippery and have uneven surfaces that require careful footing. An elevator and accessible ramps make navigation comfortable, and guided tours last approximately 45 minutes with staff fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

The Great Panel is a Taíno rock painting depicting a funeral ritual, one of the cave's named stops alongside the Water Mirror, an artificial lake that mirrors the ceiling. The cave was called Cueva Jagual until 1949, when Professor Francisco Richiez Acevedo renamed it for the stalactite and stalagmite figures he saw inside.