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| Location: | Santa Bárbara. 8km from the Santuário do Caraça, which are 6 hours of difficult hike. 120km from Belo Horizonte and 26km from Catas Altas. |
| Open: | no |
| Fee: | n/a |
| Classification: | Quartzite cave! |
| Light: | no |
| Dimension: | L=3,790m, VR=481m. |
| Guided tours: | no |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: | .. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:16:51 $ |
| 1922 | discovered by the priests of the Colégio do Caraça. |
Gruta do Centenário is the deepest cave of Brazil and of the whole southern hemisphere. It is located close to the summit of the 2.070 m high Pico Alto do Inficcionado.
But the most special thing with this cave is its geology: it is the longest and deepest quartzite cave of the world! Quartzite is not really soluble by water, so quartzite caves are very rare. Such a big example is really extraordinary.
This cave is not accessible to tourists. Beneath its remote location, which includes a 6 hours hike from the Santuário do Caraça up the Pico Alto do Inficcionado this cave is a vertical cave and only suitable for experienced cavers.
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