A Tour of Padre Nuestro Cavern
2026 NSS Video Salon. Winners will be announced at the NSS Conventions Salon Awards Program on Thursday night on July 9, 2026. Winners will be posted here after the Convention. Produced by Wyatt Fritz and IU Center for Underwater Science.
Padre Nuestro is a cavern located in the Padre Nuestro Botanical Park in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. Indiana University has been studying the cavern complex as a TaÃno water-gathering site since 1996. This video tour of the cavern promotes the site’s accessibility for the touring public, as well as its archaeological integrity, points of interest, and the Center for Underwater Science’s recurring annual research as a part of its Living Museums in the Sea Field School. Narrated by Dr. Kirsten Hawley.
