Cave Exploration

Exploring the Río Camuy Caves: The Day Plan B Took Us Beneath Puerto Rico

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View from inside the Río Camuy Caves looking toward lush green vegetation and daylight in Puerto Rico.

Sometimes the best travel stories begin with the place you didn’t get to visit. On May 11, 2016, my son and I left early with my parents for a couple-hour drive toward Arecibo. Our destination was the famous Arecibo Observatory, and my dad was particularly excited for us to see it. We never made it … Read more

Dames Cave & Peace Cave: The Echo Under the Earth

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Some places whisper their stories. These caves?They echo them. Deep in the Withlacoochee Forest, two sinkholes carved into Florida’s limestone belly — Dames Cave and Peace Cave — wait like open mouths in the earth. Their edges are framed in ferns, roots dangle like veins, and the ground drops away without warning. These are some … Read more