Have You Ever Been to Hell?
Submitted by Rich Whitaker on November 11, 2009 – 6:02 pm5 Comments
Hell, located in northwest Grand Cayman, is a group of iron shore rocks that are over a million years old. The weathered limestone formations, usually found around the coast line, cover a space roughly the size of a football field and indicate that the area was once under water. Visitors are able to view the formations from two viewing platforms, but wandering among the formations is prohibited. There are many versions of how the area first came to be called Hell. However it came to be, the name stuck and the area has become a tourist attraction, featuring a gift shop and a post office where visitors can send postcards to friends and family from “hell.”
wow.. looks very very cool in hell..I wanna go.
I actually have been there haha I bought a shot glass and distinctly remember their bathroom sign said “4 U 2 P”. It’s really not that exciting, more of a tourist trap than anything; obviously it worked.
i stumbled this!! how cool that i’ve been here?!!?
Wow! Suddenly, I’m not so apprehensive about going to Hell!
I wonder if the fact that it used to be underwater in any way relates to the concept of Hell (or Hades) as being the “Underworld.”
I hadn’t heard of this part of Grand Cayman before. Thanks for the info. I’ll have to check this little off the beaten path part of the tropical island out.
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