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Gruta da Torrinha

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20: 217: 66:. The cave was discovered in 1850 and has three routes open to tourist visits with one of them that can be covered within 3 hours. Today there are only 14.000 meters mapped. The tourism industry has become the main source of income for the administrator of the local people and neighbors. It is the most complete cave for presenting rare 140: 178: 113: 297: 258: 54:. It is considered the most beautiful cave within the area of the state, having the second largest flower of aragonite in the world. 169: 144: 43: 292: 23:
An uncommon speleothem formed by a flower of aragonite enclosed by a bubble of calcite located inside Caverna da Torrinha.
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The first part of the topographic mapping (600m) was made in 1992 by Meanders Speleological Group, from
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Torrinha
Iraquara
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Bahia
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helictites
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List of caves in Brazil
Chapada Diamantina
"Torrinha"
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"Fotos e dados da Caverna Torrinha"
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Base de Dados do Ministerio do Meio ambiente
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Show caves in Brazil

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