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Toca do Gonçalo

Toca do Gonçalo (English: "Gonzalo's lair") is a cave located in the municipality of Campo Formoso, in the Brazilian State of Bahia. It is part of the Chapada Diamantina mountain range and the Salitre River basin. Its biodiversity is of paramount importance due to its diversity. Some troglofauna are rare, such as a catfish.

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

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