Buraco das Araras

Buraco das Araras, a massive sandstone crater formed by boulder fall, is one of the Most Spectacular Caves in Brazil. It is located in the heart of the cerrado in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, with a circle of 500 meters and a depth of 100 meters. The cave's name comes from the fact that it is home to a vast variety of birds, particularly araçari toucans and red-and-green macaws.

According to an IBAMA order dated April 11, 2007, the crater is part of the Buraco das Araras Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN), which spans 29 hectares, and is connected to the RPPN Rio da Prata, which spans 307 hectares.

It is 53 kilometers from Bonito, in the cerrado of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, around the settlement of Jardim. It has walls that go up to 127 meters in depth and a cave mouth that is about 500 meters in diameter, with a pond of green water, lush forest, and broad-snouted caimans whose survival is unknown. Mammals such as armadillos, anteaters, coatis, and other 120 species of birds, including toucans and ibises, picked the location to dwell with them and the macaws.

Location: Jardim