„Berna“ Cave
Boasting more than 300 petroglyphs engraved into its walls and floors, La Berna was once home to a large population of Tainos. While the great majority of the carvings are found at the entrance of the cave, today only about 20 remain, and sadly even those are deteriorated and difficult to see. The original name for the cave was La Cueva de Bernard (Bernard’s cave), named after John Bernard, one of the founders of the town, who arrived from North America in 1919.
Next to this cave, there is another in which the pirate Roberto Cofresí hid his ship after his forays into the Caribbean Sea. Cofresi was one of the great pirates of those times, who defended the poor, born in Puerto Rico. Deep below the Yuma river mouth there is a cave, where according to tradition the pirate ship „Cofresi“ sank. In 1824, Roberto Cofresí engaged with a Spanish Commander in a fierce battle, after which Cofresí and his crew were captured. His death sentence took place on the morning of March 29, 1825, in old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pirate „Cofresi“ caves
one big tree is 
passing a hole in 
the ceiling of the cave
