Buraco Das Araras (Macaw's Hole) is located in the state of Mato Grosso de Sul, Brazil (South America) near Bonito. It's an amazing sandstone crater created from the collapse of boulders. The crater is about 1640 feet in diameter and up to 415 feet deep (about that of a 41 story building). At the bottom of the crater a green water pond can be found surrounded by a lush forest. The cater is a geological formation known as a doline. It is characterized by the corrosion of limestone below the surface. There of only 5 dolines of this type in the world. Many creatures have made this crater there home including macaws, toucans, armadillos, anteaters, coatis, over 120 other bird species and the broad snouted caimans (alligator like). The walls of the crater have tunnels, terraces and caves.
Local legends report that the abyss leads to a extraterrestrial shelter or is an entrance to an underground world inhabited by a race of intelligent beings virtually unknown to mankind. Whatever the case, if your in the area, you can hike a short trail to an observation deck to enjoy the wildlife and view :). Macaws are LOUD.. I'm wondering if there is an echo :).
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