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Gruta da Torrinha

Caverna Torrinha (BA-037) is a cave located in the village of Torrinha, 15 km from the town of Iraquara and 1 km of the highway BA-122, inside of the Área de Proteção Ambiental Marimbus-Iraquara (north of the Chapada Diamantina National Park), in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It is considered the most beautiful cave within the area of the state, having the second largest flower of aragonite in the world.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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