The largest Antillean island, a stronghold for tourism in the Caribbean region, resorts to its many natural attractions to create a unique offer that includes beaches and nature.

Hundreds of kilometers of excellent beaches, and history and traditions that are more than five centuries old are combined with a geography rich in mountains, flora, fauna and interesting cavern systems.

Thousands of tourists come to Cuba every year to enjoy its underground attractions and to learn about the island's natural peculiarities.

More than 60 percent of the Cuban territory is made up of calcareous rocks, which, along with the strong influence of the glacial periods and the climate, led to the creation of the biggest caverns in the region.

According to scientific institutions, Cuba holds more than 10,000 caves, many of which are 25 million years old.

The Santo Tomás cavern, which has more than 45 kilometers of galleries inside the Sierra de Quemados, and the Cueva del Indio, through which the San Juan River runs, stand out in the westernmost region of the Island.

Another underground option that has enjoyed the presence of thousands of Cuban and foreign visitors for many years is the Cueva de Bellamar, in western province of Matanzas.

This 23-km-long, 300,000-year-old cave is made up of three caverns, which, according to experts, were only one in ancient times: Bellamar, El Jarrito and Soto Jíbaro.

The long list of underground sites for tourists also includes the caves of Cuyaguateje, del Cable, de Simón, Paredones, Los Tomates, Quintanal, Aston, Caguanes, Palmarito, La Patana, Solapas de Jauco and Caleta del Rosario, among others.

The Punta Francés underwater cave, one of the most beautiful sites in the region and an ideal place to practice cave diving, stands out on the Isle of Youth, south of Havana.

Cave diving can also be practiced in Tanques Azules, a group of flooded caverns near Guardalavaca Beach, in the eastern region.

The so-called La Maravillosa Cave, in central Cuba, houses an underground museum, the only one of its kind in the American continent, where the life of aborigines and human evolution in the region are recreated.

La Maravillosa (Wonderful), which has been visited for over four decades by tourists staying in the village of Trinidad, owes its name to the large number of stalagmites, stalactites, pearls and other secondary formations, which make this site a wonderful place to enjoy Cuba's underground nature.

With all these attractions, the underground world of the largest Antillean island is ready to open its doors to visitors who arrive in the country in search of a new option linked to nature.