# Candelaria Caves

- **Country:** Guatemala
- **Coordinates:** 15.866241, -90.043387
- **Length:** c. 80,000 m
- **Geology:** Karst
- **Location:** Chisec, Raxruha (Guatemala)
- **Discovery:** Local Maya people
- **Photo Caption:** Stalagmites, stalactites and columns inside the caves
- **Entrance Count:** multiple

The Candelaria Caves are a large natural cave system in the highland-lowland transition of Alta Verapaz in Guatemala between the municipalities of Chisec and Raxruha. The caves are famous for their peculiar karst phenomena and significance to Mayan history.

![Photo of Candelaria Caves](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/CuevasCandelaria1.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candelaria_Caves (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)