Areado Grande

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]

  1. ^ a b Martinelli, Ricardo de Souza; Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia (21 May 2007). "UPE continua o trabalho de mapeamento do Areado" (PDF). Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia Noticias. 2: 1.
  2. ^ União Paulista de Espeleologia. "Cavernas Exploradas". UPE Cave. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.