The Ultimate Cueva del Indio Travel Guide | Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- In this Puerto Rico Guide, I help you plan your visit to Cueva del Indio, Arecibo! From where to park to how to get into the cave, I talk about everything you need to do at la Cueva del Indio.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro to La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
0:59 - Getting to La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
1:42 - Parking at the Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
2:23 - Walking to La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
3:19 - Formation of La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
3:48 - How to get into La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
5:20 - Petroglyphs in the Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
6:01 - After exploring La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
7:31 - Bonus tips when visiting La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
8:17 - Outro to La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo
GPS COORDINATES
Parking: 18.490860, -66.641388
The Cave: 18.492690, -66.641578
Colombus Statue: 18.491557, -66.626205
Arrecife 681: 18.487738, -66.658709
Bocata Smokehouse: 18.487698, -66.658156
Salitre Meson Costero: 18.484238, -66.678690
Bermudas: 18.474321, -66.724652
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Who else got to the “bonus tip”?!
Now I cannot NOT include the bonus tip in any future video 😂😅
Loved the Google Maps and parking tips!
Got some feedback on my last video and I had to include it on this one! Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
This video and the detailed blog on this tourist site were SO helpful on our trip to visit this cave!! Thanks so very much
Hey!! That’s awesome! I hope you had a great time visiting La Cueva del Indio and Puerto Rico! Thank you for the support! 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
Very helpful and informative. Loved the visual parts identifying physical needs to enter the cave. Thank you!
Great job! Let’s see more In-depth municipality historical content and good eats!
Hey! Thank you!!! I should go back to Arecibo and make a complete guide about it for sure! Many great places to eat there as well!
❤❤❤ beautiful, thanks.
Glad you liked it! 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
Saltire is a really upscale seafood restaurant so dress to impress and make reservations my favorite dish is the garlic shrimp mofongo!!! You will love this restaurant without a doubt!!!
Salitre is amazing! And yes, it’s definitely not a place you would go wearing flip flops right after the beach haha but, their food is delicious!
Thank you so much for your content. So far, yours has been the most interesting. Thank you.
Hey Amelia! Thank you for leaving a comment! Glad you liked it and found it interesting! La Cueva del Indio is amazing! 😱🙌🏼🇵🇷
So beautiful,thank you,thank you!
Gracias a ti por comentar! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🇵🇷
Yeah man we want to do this tour thank you for sharing ❤️ it.
Hey Julio! Glad my video was helpful! Cueva del Indio is definitely an awesome place to visit! Thank you for commenting and watching my video! 🙌🏼🇵🇷😄
Very informative. You rock dude.
Thank you!! 😄🙌🏼 Glad you liked all my videos!
Well done video and very informative. I've been to Puerto Rico several times and had no idea that I have missed so many attractions. look forward to my trip in June 2021 and will refer to these videos
Hey Brad! Thank you so much for watching my videos! Glad it was helpful! Keep an eye out for my future videos for more amazing places to visit in June!
Gracias un millón 👍💖
No hay problema! Que bueno que te ayudo! 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
Great video! I visited here back in 2015 & jumped off one of the cliffs. Amazing experience.
Hey Obadi! Thank you so much!! Oh wow! That for sure takes some courage! I wouldn’t advise anyone to do that haha but I’m glad it worked out for you haha
Me embarco ya para-Puerto Rico! Love!
Hola! Que bueno!! Espero que la pases muy bien en tu visita a Puerto Rico! 😄🇵🇷🙌🏼
Love that video and all your videos.. so insiteful man. We are coming down this April can’t wait!! Cracked me up the bloopers at the end haha
Hey Shane!! Thanks again for the support!! Great to have you visiting the island! I hope you have a great time and have the opportunity to visit the amazing places you’ve seen on my videos. Haha I stopped doing the bloopers at the end, but I rather enjoyed it the few times I did include them in the videos 😂🙌🏼🇵🇷
@@BriksTravelGuides hahaha 🤣 they were great! Thanks again my friend, can’t wait!! 🇵🇷💪❤️
haha thank you!
Thank you so much for this wonderful and informative video! You totally convinced my boyfriend and I to go there
Hey Michelle! Super glad it was really helpful! Hope you enjoy your visit to Cueva del Indio! Make sure to keep an eye out for my future videos to see other amazing places to visit!
@@BriksTravelGuides Thank you so much! We are actually going to PR this week to celebrate our birthday (we are both March 25th!) On the 25th we were planning to go to El Yunque but tickets are sold out, do you know of any of the best hikes in El Yunque that don't require a ticket?
Hi Michelle! Tickets to el Yunque are really limited recently apparently. You could always go to Angelito's Trail for a nice scenic hike. Angelito's is pretty short and easy, nothing like hiking inside of el Yunque, but it's a very beautiful trail that leads to a great big pond where you can take a dip and chill out for a while. If you want a long and moderate hike outside of el Yunque, you'll need to go to other places like Toro Negro in Ciales, Cerro Mime in Orocovis or Cerro Guilarte in Adjuntas. Those places are far away from el Yunque though. In my video of Adjuntas you can find out how to get to Cerro Guilarte. Hope that helps!
I consider myself an adventure traveler but thought 'hell no' after the fall in a hole part. Lol Thank you for sharing ☺
😂😂😂 You just have to be extra careful! If not, there are other great and beautiful places to visit! 🙌🏼
I visited Cueva del Indio a few years back, pre-Maria, and really enjoyed it. Back then I entered using the sketchy ladder, along with my adventurous son. My wife, mother-in-law, and unadventerous son stayed up top. It was really hot that day, and it feel great to get out of the sun, and we even took a dip in the pink jacuzzi. I felt sorry for the chickens that stayed up top. The current way to enter the caves seems safer, less intimidating, and might actually be an option for my wife and older son. I've seen videos of people jumping into the water from pretty big heights. I hope to do that one day, but I'd have to enter the water first, and make sure what's under the water, and where. That will be an adrenaline rush, for sure.
You can still find photos of the ladder that was there before. I've actually seen someone going down into the cave by going down the walls where the ladder used to be, but I wouldn't recommend this because it can damage the petroglyphs. I don't mind the entrance through the crack on the wall, but it can be intimidating for some. Hope you'll be able to visit La Cueva del Indio soon! Be careful with rough waters if you plan to get in the water nearby.
Saludo desde San Lorernzo . Puerto Rico
Hola Diego! Saludos desde Carolina! Gracias por dejar un comentario y ver mis videos! 😄🙏🏼🇵🇷
Ricooooo
Me encanta visitar esa area de la cueva del indio 😄🇵🇷🙌🏼
Great video! How much time would you suggest to allocate to explore the area?
Thank you for the video. Very informative. Are there any public showers on the beach? Also, please make a video about Vieques & Culebra.
Hey there! Unfortunately there are no public showers here. I would confidently say that public showers are really rate at any beach in Puerto Rico. Thank you for the support! 😄🇵🇷🙌🏼
Brik, how much time do we need to
visit the Cueva del Indio if we’re not climbing down and only viewing the sea cliff areas? What would you recommend doing after lunch? Are there any other interesting places to visit around Arecibo apart from the caves?
Awesome video! I've not heard of this cave in Arecibo. Could you do a video of Camuy?
Thank you!! Camuy is a great place to visit that’s close by to Arecibo! I’m hoping that the Camuy caverns open again soon so I can make a video about it! 🙏🏼 They’ve been closed since the Hurricane Maria.
@@BriksTravelGuides Really? I didn't know that. The last time I visited the caverns I think I was just over a year old.
Yeah, it’s pretty unfortunate because they’ve been closed since late 2017, but they are working on opening them. Hopefully really soon! 🙏🏼🙌🏼
First!
Love my super fans 💚
Make a video about Canon San Cristobal in Barranquitas
The Cañon San Cristobal is one of the places I’m super exited to visit in the future! I need to find someone who knows it well because it’s not a place you’d go without a guide or knowledge.
I've seen some pretty cool shots on insta of Humacao...can you show us some of that part of the island??
Hey Harrison! Thanks for commenting! For sure I’ll be making a video of that part of the island! For some reason it doesn’t receive as much attention as other parts of Puerto Rico, but it does have some very interesting places to visit!
I went this week, but the entry to the cave looked very dangerous, I’d recommend trining your body before visiting. The ladder seemed safer to me.
I agree, it’s definitely a risky activity, but if you’re agile, athletic and safe, it’s definitely worth it! Thank you for sharing your experience! 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
Thank you! We will visit here in 3 weeks. How to buy the admission tickets to the cave?
Hey Rachel! Thank you for your comment! To visit La Cueva del Indio you don’t need tickets. You’ll just need to pay to park at one of the nearby parking lots that have access to the cave. Hope that helps! 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
How about ancienr churhes and religeous places ?
Ya se me olvidó el camino 🥵
Went there in June 2023. It is $10 per person now. Also, not sure how you got to the beach. The path we took ended at the wall of someone's backyard. Would love to have seen how you climbed to get into the crevice and how you climbed from the crevice into the cave. We did not do it because I heard that it is steep and it is not easy to do. Tricks for this would be helpful!
Hey Sarah! Yeah, there’s a big conflict with regard to the people charging $10 for parking near one of the entrances because the cave is public property and there needs to be public access to it. Getting inside of the cave is tricky as you probably saw in the video. Going into the crevice in the wall is very intimidating and climbing down through the big hole isn’t really an option for most people, specially since it could damage some of the petroglyphs. Either way, hope you enjoyed the amazing views from there! 🇵🇷😄🙌🏼
Thank you! My family is visiting PR for 3 months, so we have time for exploring. Would Cueva del Indio be okay for kids ages 8-15. They are good hikers, but I don’t want to take unnecessary risks.
No way
Hey Emilie! I thought I had responded to your question, sorry! If they are mature enough to follow instructions and stay close to you, otherwise I wouldn’t recommend it. You have to be careful with every step you take because the rock can cut you if you trip and fall and there are occasional holes that are really dangerous.
Anything cool in the southeast? How about caja de muertos?
Caja de muerto is very interesting! You’ll need to find someone to take you there by boat. Maunabo has a black sand beach on the southeast. You could visit Piedra Blanca in Yabucoa and eat at El Nuevo Horizonte.
Are you located in Puerto Rico? If so do you offer guided tours
Hey! I am located in Puerto Rico but I don’t personally offer guided tours. However, I can give you the contact of someone who has been giving them for a number of years and he’s fantastic! Send me an email at socialbrik@gmail.com and I’ll connect you!
is it dark inside the cave / entrance?
It’s not dark in the cave because it has big openings to the outside. The entrance that I showed is darker but you can still see.
Nice video, but you should have mention to not touch the petroglyphs if we want the future generations to see them.
Definitely true! Preserving our history is extremely important.
Hello, is there a way to contact you? I’m going to Puerto Rico with my family in a few weeks and I’m looking for a guide or someone who can direct me on things to do and places to see, I would really like to contact you
Hey Shaun! You can send me an email at brikstravelguides@gmail.com. Happy to help!
It's now $10 per person
Unfortunately yes, for parking in “private” private. Though at least people have free access to the cave through other places.
Me encanta!! Pero aunque tu Inglés se entiende bastante hay detalles que yo no pude entender. Y el subtítulo es Inglés. Si fuese en español sería conveniente. Gracias. Felicidades por el buen trabajo.
Gracias Maria!! Espero poder subir videos en español en un futuro cercano! 🙌🏼😄🇵🇷
Puede. Ir. Niñod
Hola! Pueden ir niños. SIN EMBARGO! Si piensa llevar niños deben tener MUCHO CUIDADO y siempre tenerlos cerca porque se pueden tropezar y cortarse o peor, tener una caída mas seria. Personalmente, no los llevaría. Espero que eso le ayude!
I waited and watched and you didn't feature Window Cave.
Hey there! Cueva Ventana (Window Cave) is located in Arecibo but around 20 minutes away from Cueva del Indio. In the future I do plan on making a video of Cueva Ventana. 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷
@@BriksTravelGuides Cool! Thank you! I love and enjoy all your videos!
No problem! And thank you for watching my videos!! 😄🙌🏼
I’m a big fan of Greek food. Are there any good Gyro places around that area?
Oh man! Right next to the city center of Arecibo there’s a place called Gyro Express that sells the best gyros around. If you visit la Cueva del Indio you need to check it out!
I wonder how many on the island truly honor or celebrate Christopher Columbus. I don't.
What I perceive us that not many. That topic is a bit complicated. On one side we gained a lot of our culture from the Spanish conquistadors, but on the other they did seek to conquer what wasn’t theirs and enslaved natives taíno and Africans. It’s complicated. 😅
@@BriksTravelGuidesvery complicated. They did what almost all people before and after them did, but more successfully. How did our Taino replace the Igneris? How did the Igneris replace the Antiguas? What would the Carib have done had the Spanish not arrived 300 years after the Taino arrived? Very complex.
These people are violating the public access law by building fencing 20 meters from the beach. They can not charge you the access for public property.
I recently saw some news about this too. Last time I went you could access the cave through the beach without having to pay. The owners of the land next to la cueva del indio charge you for parking in their lot, but you could park next to the street. Not sure what they’re doing at the moment, hopefully not charging for getting to La Cueva del Indio. 🇵🇷
UN favor se agradece pagando, y es justo y necesario, cierren su Boca.
Speak Spanish please 🥺
Hola Nivia! Espero poder tener el tiempo y los recursos pronto para producir estos videos en español también, pero actualmente solo me da el tiempo para hacerlos en ingles. Sin embargo, lo tengo en mente para el futuro! 🙏🏼🇵🇷
Thank you! My family is visiting PR for 3 months, so we have time for exploring. Would Cueva del Indio be okay for kids ages 8-15. They are good hikers, but I don’t want to take unnecessary risks.
Wow! Three months is a great amount of time to have a blast in Puerto Rico! If I'm completely honest, I wouldn't visit Cueva del Indio with kids, specially if they're as young as 8 since Cueva del Indio lacks protective infrastructure to prevent people from falling off of the edges or accidentally down an unmarked holes. If you want a beautiful and safe hike you should visit el Yunque, specifically Mt. Britton trail which continue up to el Yunque peak. You can also check out the hike up to Cerro Guilarte in Adjuntas which is of moderate difficulty but worth checking out. I explain how to get there in my Ultimate Adjuntas Travel Guide video. You can also check out the recently re-opened Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy (Camuy River Cave Park)! Pretty much every puertorrican kid goes on an excursion to these caverns with their elementary school. Highly recommended! I'll be visiting this park on Sunday and making a video of my visit so if you're interested make sure to subscribe and keep an eye out for that video! Hope that helps!!
I went there when I was 5.
I'm mid fifties now,I never forgot that day.it was majestic with the surf,but it was scary.Especially the part where my step-dad picked me up to cross over a chasm that was like 2 stories high and you could see hear strong waves crashing down at the bottom.
Oh wow! I can definitely imagine the specific area that your dad carried you. I’ve passed by a similar place and it is definitely frightening! BUT, the place is even more beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story! 😄🙏🏼🇵🇷
Yea,lo primero q dicen ahora es:no lleven ni~os.
Pero eso era '73 o '74 en Puerto Rico.Locuras.Baje como india taina.jajaj
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Jajaja me lo puedo imaginar! Que bueno que esto te trajo buenos recuerdos. 😄🙌🏼🇵🇷