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Aroe Jari (MT-0038), meaning Soul Shelter in Bororo language, also called Frenchman Cave, is the largest sandstone cavern in Brazil, located 46ย km from the town of Chapada dos Guimarรฃes, inside the area of Fazenda Agua Fria, north of the state of Mato Grosso. It is 1550 meters long, extremely flat and has numerous waterfalls. Near the entrance, there is a stream which formed the Blue Lagoon, a natural swimming pool with crystal blue water that is reflected on the walls of the cave.[1]
Geology
editIt occurs in the formations of Alto Garรงas e Vila Maria (Grupo Rio Ivaรญ of caves) and is formed in siliclastic sedimentary rock of ordovรญcio-silurian age, in the Paranรก Basin. The first scientific reports may be attributed to Ramis Bucair spelunker who have visited the cave in the early 1970s.[2] In 1989 the cave was included as part of the "Plano de Reordenamento da Ocupacao da Chapada" created by FEMA - Fundacao Estadual do Meio Ambiente. The region was considered an environmental preservation area by decree nr. 99556/90. Other caves in the area are Caverna do Lago Azul, Caverna Kiogo Brado.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chapada dos Guimaraes. "CAVERNA AROE JARI E LAGOA AZUL". Eco Turismo Cultural. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b Marcio Ivan Carvalho Moreira, Leonardo Borghi. Caverna Aroe Jari, Chapada dos Guimaraes, MT (PDF). Sigep. pp.ย 482โ488. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
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