Buraco das Araras (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Buraco das Araras is a huge sandstone crater, a geological formation created by the collapse of boulders.

[2] It is located 53 km from Bonito, belong to the municipality of Jardim, in the middle of the cerrado of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

[3] Besides them and the macaws, mammals such as armadillos, anteaters, coatis, and other 120 species of birds, including toucans and ibises, chose the place to live.

The crater is a geological formation known as doline, formed by the collapse of huge boulders creating this cave.

[4] The tour of the cave begins with a pleasant and short hike on a trail of about 900 meters, stopping at two watch posts for observation and photos.

Buraco das Araras, Jardim, MS, Brazil, view in southeastern direction from the northwestern viewpoint
Red-and-green macaws living inside the sinkhole .