Buraco das Araras (Goiás)

Buraco das Araras (Goiás)

Buraco das Araras (Portuguese for "Hole of the Macaws") is a cave located in Goias state, Brazil. It is about 120 kilometers west of Brasília in the municipality of Formosa. It is 126 meters deep.

Discovered in 1912, it is one of the largest sinkholes ("dolinas") in the world. Inside the hole one finds lush tropical vegetation, ancient trees, volcanic rocks, and several species of animals like monkeys, wild cats and assorted birds. However, the macaws that gave the name to the site are no longer found there. A river forms a lake at the entrance of the cavern. There are no tourist conveniences and descent into the crater is dangerous.

Getting there

To reach it the traveler must travel 41 kilometers from Formosa, following BR-20 north as far as the village of Bezerra. Four kilometers after the settlement, one should turn left and drive on a dirt road for 7 kilometers and then turn left for two more kilometers.

References

* [http://www.portcult.com/Formosa.05B.buracodasararas.htm Buraco das Araras, Lajeado, and the Upper Itiquira]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Buraco das Araras — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Buraco das Araras puede ser: Buraco das Araras (Goiás) Dolina ubicado en Goiás, Brasil Buraco das Araras (Mato Grosso del Sur) Dolina ubicado en Mato Grosso del Sur, Brasil Obtenido de Buraco das Araras Categoría:… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Buraco das Araras — can refer to:*Buraco das Araras (Goiás) Sinkhole located in Goiás, Brazil *Buraco das Araras (Mato Grosso do Sul) Sinkhole located in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil …   Wikipedia

  • Formosa, Goiás — You may be looking for Formoso. Infobox City official name = Formosa native name = nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = Location in the state of Goiás and Brazil… …   Wikipedia

  • List of caves — The following is a partial list of caves. Africa Algeria * Ain Bird Zaa El Kbira * Anou Achra Lemoun * Anou Boussouil * Anou Ifflis * Anou Timedouine * Aven Yebdar * Grotte Des Ain Beni Add * Kef Al Kaous * Rhar El Kahal * Rivière De La Tafna *… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”