Caboclos core

Caboclos core is one of the four cores of Alto Ribeira State Touristic Park (PETAR), a state park in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is the closest to Apiaí.

• 🌍 Caverna do Chapéu. Its visit circuit, about 200 m long, starts with a low ceiling at the entrance, but the rest does not present difficulties when walking. Among its attractions are the room near the entrance with sand and a skylight that illuminates at intervals, and a speleothem in the shape of a hat, that gives name to a cave. Relatively flat cave with no tracking difficulties. Entrance with low ceiling and the first hall lit by a secondary entrance. It has a closed circuit (inlet and outlet through the same mouth). (updated Mar 2020)

• 🌍 Caverna das Aranhas. The cave has 210 m of extension and 7 m of unevenness. Very humid cave, crossed by a river, relatively flat, with no low roof. It has a closed circuit (inlet and outlet through the same mouth) with small side branches. Its visitation circuit, about 100 m, starts at the resurgence of the river that is crossed a few times, requiring some narrow passages through the water to access the final hall. (updated Mar 2020)

• 🌍 Caverna Temimina I. (updated Mar 2020)

By car

• From Iporanga take SP 165 road to Apiaí, after 14 km (~25 min), right after Margarito Glamping, you will reach a fork, take the right path, cross the river, follow the path, you will see the Park Entrance.

By bus

• At 07:00, take the bus to Apiaí, at Iporanga, drop at Serro stop, Margarito Glamping, you will reach a fork, take the right path, cross the river, there is only one bus to get there, and get back, do not loose the bus.

• Bring your food to the visitation, or see with the stay will provide the food.

See Alto Ribeira State Touristic Park#Stay safe.

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