the taino indians of puerto rico held tribal meetings in the area around cueva del indio. they made numerous carvings in the walls of the limestone caves there, which were said to have been made during ceremonial activities. these petroglyphs predate columbus's arrival in puerto rico in 1493, and were likely to have been made even centuries before that.
the main cave is located on a cliff near arecibo. the platform where the people are standing below, is on the edge of a 150ft drop, and in the corner behind them, there is a ladder that goes down to a cave inside the bottom of the cliff.
view from the top of the cliff, looking back the other direction
the ladder going down to the bottom. neither of us wanted to spend the rest of our trip in a neck brace, so we just skipped this part. you can see some of the petroglyphs on the walls, especially above the ladder, and again to the far right of the pic.
you can get an idea of the scale in this shot of another tourist at the bottom
the main cave is located on a cliff near arecibo. the platform where the people are standing below, is on the edge of a 150ft drop, and in the corner behind them, there is a ladder that goes down to a cave inside the bottom of the cliff.
view from the top of the cliff, looking back the other direction
the ladder going down to the bottom. neither of us wanted to spend the rest of our trip in a neck brace, so we just skipped this part. you can see some of the petroglyphs on the walls, especially above the ladder, and again to the far right of the pic.
you can get an idea of the scale in this shot of another tourist at the bottom
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