Areado Grande Explained

Areado Grande is the name given to a group of limestone caves located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, in the municipality of Iporanga, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It consists of Areado Grande I (SP-077), Areado Grande II (SP-078) being 3400 meters long,^[1] Areado Grande III (SP-510) with 6004 linear meters,^[1] Areado Grande IV (SP-524), Areado Grande V (SP-525). Other caves in the region of the Areado Grande creek are Toca da Pedra Inclinada, Gruta do Toboga, Gruta do Jeep (SP-086), Gruta da Fenda (SP-087), Gruta do Baixao (SP-088), and Gruta da Cabana (SP-108).^[2]

See also

• List of caves in Brazil

External links

• Base de Dados do Ministerio do Meio Hambiente Governo Federal - ICMBIO Official Website

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Notes and References

1. Martinelli. Ricardo de Souza. Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia. UPE continua o trabalho de mapeamento do Areado. Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia Noticias. 21 May 2007. 2. 1.
2. Web site: União Paulista de Espeleologia . Cavernas Exploradas . UPE Cave . 1 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426085053/http://upecave.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109%3Acavernas-exploradas&catid=127%3Apetar&Itemid=157 . 26 April 2012 .