Photographer Captures Brazilian Cave’s Transparent Water
Photographer Marcio Duranc recently captured some amazing shots inside Brazil’s beautiful Poco Azul Cavern where the water is so clear, it isn’t obvious where it begins.
Photographer Marcio Duranc recently captured some amazing shots inside Brazil’s beautiful Poco Azul Cavern where the water is so clear, it isn’t obvious where it begins.
A small troglomorphic catfish has been recently discovered by researchers in Brazil.
Brazilian researchers studying the karst area of Brazil’s Bodoquena Plateau have discovered the first cave-dwelling flatworm species in South America.
Brazil’s Pierre Martin Speleology Group (GPME) has released a video of their recent expedition in their home state of Goias. Conducted between July 20th and 28th, this expedition continued the …
A new species of cave dwelling tarantula has been discovered in the sandstone/quartizitic caves of Brazil’s Chapada Diamantina National Park. Described by Brazilian researchers in the current issue of the …
A planned expansion of one of the world’s largest iron-ore mining complexes is threatening to destroy dozens of archaeologically significant caves in the Amazon. Vale, a Brazilian metals and mining …
A new genus and species of cave dwelling cavernicolous pomatiopsidae has just been described. First discovered in 2005 in a cave in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia, Brazil, Spiripockia punctata is …
A new book highlighting Brazil’s caves is being launched later this month. Titled Caves in Brazil (Cavernas no Brasil), the soon to be released book promises to take readers on …
Members of the Pierre Martin Speleology Group (GPME) are celebrating the recent discovery of a large new chamber in Brazil’s Santana Cave. First discovered on September 7th, the chamber, filled …
Recent discoveries in caves beneath the Amazon jungle are causing a problem for a planned mining operation. Cavers exploring some of the estimated 1,000 caves in the area have discovered …