Cueva del Indio (Arecibo)
{{Short description|Cave on the coast of Islote, Arecibo, Puerto Rico}}
{{Other uses|Cueva del Indio (disambiguation)}}
File:Cueva del Indio aerial, PR.jpg
Cueva del Indio (Spanish for "cave of the Indian") is a seaside cave located along limestone cliffs in Islote, Arecibo along Puerto Rico's Atlantic coast. The cave and its surroundings are protected by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) as the Cueva del Indio Nature Reserve.{{Cite web|title=RESERVA NATURAL CUEVA DEL INDIO, ARECIBO — Puerto DRNA "Navega por el ambiente" |url=https://www.drna.pr.gov/historico/oficinas/saux/sap/nse/ag/deslindes_zmt_aprobados/reserva-natural-cueva-del-indio-arecibo-1|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.drna.pr.gov}} The cave gets its name after the numerous petroglyphs created by the Taínos.{{Cite web|title=View Petroglyphs at Cueva del Indio in Arecibo|url=https://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/cueva-del-indio/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.puertoricodaytrips.com|language=en}}
Ecology
The marine areas off Cueva del Indio are also protected as part of Cueva del Indio Nature Reserve, particularly the turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows which is important for the West Indian manatee and numerous other animal species.{{Cite web|last=Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico|first=DRNA|title=“Ley de la Reserva Marina La Cueva del Indio”|url=https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/Arrecifes/10-2015.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613062046/https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/Arrecifes/10-2015.pdf |archive-date=2021-06-13 }}
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Gallery
Cueva del Indio, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.jpg
Entrada a Cueva del Indio, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.jpg
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