La Cueva del Indio:The Cave of the Indian...and Life Long Memories

 

Breath taking.

Awe inspiring.

Majestic.

Amazing.

Incredible.

These words don't begin to adequately describe La Cueva del Indio and the surrounding caves, arches and cliffs before us. Over and over again I am struck by the beauty and majesty around us. The lush greenery we passed on the way to the cave. The huge volcanic looking rocks and cliffs we climbed to get the cave. The beautiful blue waters that played a symphony of sounds as it crashed against the rocks. This was the background for our adventure. 

As we approached the top of the cave, our tour guide, Peter, showed us where we would enter. My excitement built as we descended onto a flat, rock platform and the entrance to the cave became visible.

Other visitors were descending the 40 foot ladder we had read about and seen on the internet. It would soon be our turn to go down. I was first to go down after the Peter. I felt like I was in an Indiana Jones movie! Lol!

After we all made it down our eyes immediately began to scan the walls of the cave. Not only did we see lots of Taino petroglyphs we even saw Mayan and Incan petroglyphs!

 

We climbed into and out of cave crevices, climbed over streams of water and stood atop large boulders all the while listening to the fascinating history being given to us by Peter. One of the high lights of the cave for me was seeing three natural...BEEHIVES!  They were an amazing sight to see! 

Once out of the cave, our guide took us to two other look out points - the Indian profile and the "arches".
Words can't describe the emotion that welled up inside me when we reached the peak of the cliff and saw the beautiful, natural arches and sea that surrounded them.
I was at the brink of tears as I took in the magnificence of it all. 

La Cueva del Indio was undoubtedly an important place not only for the Taino but for others that walked these sands throughout time. It is the same for me -
an indelible
memory that has forever changed me.