Hato Caves are show caves, publicly accessible since 1991 and a popular tourist attraction on the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
The caves consist of marine coral limestone, which accumulated over millions of years and after sea levels had dropped were exposed to atmospheric corrosion and karstic processes.
[1] The site is situated on the island's northern coast, north of the town of Willemstad on the Roosevelt Weg.
The numerous petroglyphs and cave drawings are attributed to these early occupants.
Before the abolition of slavery, runaway slaves used the caves as hiding places.