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1. Cueva de Ambrosio
Discovered in the 1960s, this cave contains aboriginal drawings of concentric circles and other pre-Columbian symbols, thought to be more than 3,000 years old. To get to the cave entrance, you must follow a shady path 300 meters (990 feet).
Autopista Sur, near Royalton Hicacos Hotel, Varadero, Matanzas Province, 42200, CubaSight Details
Rate Includes: CUC$3, Mon.–Sat. 9–4:30 -
2. Cueva del Indio
This spectacular and massive cave is named for the aboriginal Guanahatabey. Dripping with limestone formations, it's spooky enough to thrill even grown-ups. Visitors enter the cave through a narrow opening and follow a well-beaten, dimly lighted stone trail for 255 meters (842 feet), narrowing and widening until you reach a high-ceilinged grotto and an underground river. You board a boat here for a short cruise (300 meters [990 feet]) past illuminated stalagmites. The guide points a laser at shapes and if you really use your imagination you can just make out a champagne bottle, a skull, a crocodile, a sea horse, and even the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María. The boat takes you out of the cave through a narrow, vine-draped opening in the rock. Souvenir vendors await as you disembark. Don't miss the chance to have your photo taken atop Tomás, a huge, but placid, water buffalo. His handler will even lend you his straw hat so you can really look the part of a guajiro; a tip is expected. This is a popular spot on the tour-bus circuit, so try to come early or late in the day for a chance to have the cave more to yourself.
On road to San Vicente, Valle de Viñales, Pinar del Río, 22400, Cuba4879–6280Sight Details
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3. Cueva Punta del Este
About 60 km (38 miles) southeast of Nueva Gerona, this series of five coastal caves is famous for well-preserved, pre-Colombian wall paintings, sometimes referred to as "The Sistine Chapel of the Caribbean." Don't expect angels and human figures, but the colorful, geometric pictographs are intriguing. As the year proceeds, the sunlight that beams into the caves illuminates different parts of the aboriginal artwork, vestiges of the Ciboney culture, dating from around 900 BC, The Colony Puerto Sol hotel can arrange guides and visits to the site.
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4. El Palenque/Cueva de José Miguel
The dimly lighted, rough 140-meter (462-foot) tunnel piercing this mogote opens onto an eerily quiet open space ringed by high limestone rocks. There's a rather shabby replica of a Cimarron campsite with life-size figures of escaped slaves. But if you arrive before a tour group, it's quite peaceful here. The thatch-roof, outdoor bohío-style restaurant in this clearing has a huge brick oven to roast chicken and pork; a main course and dessert costs less than CUC$6. At the entrance to the cave, sheltered by the rock overhang is El Palanque de los Cimarrones, a popular disco/bar/restaurant that stays open late and all night on Saturday.
Km 32 on Hwy. 241, Valle de Viñales, Pinar del Río, 22400, Cuba4879--6290Sight Details
Rate Includes: CUC$3, Cave: daily 9--6; restaurant: daily 9--4; disco/bar: nightly 9 pm--3:30 am -
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