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Maquiné

Gruta do Maquiné (Maquiné Cave) was discovered in 1825, and it was first explored by the Danish zoologist Peter Wilhelm Lund in 1834.

 

This is a very large dead-end cave with an entrance high on a hillside.

 

The cave has six underground passages with a total length of 5km (around 3miles); one of them is vaulted and resembles a gigantic hall or chamber. The stalactite formations are notable for their bizarre shapes, resembling bells, shells, horses' hooves, etc. In some places they take the form of high travertine walls.

 

It's located in Cordisburgo,

Minas Gerais (Brazil).
COMMENTS
Wildthing said at 12:36 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Awesome formations.
Eduardo.affonso said at 12:45 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
It's really amazing inside, MIKE, yet too hot and humid. Its chambers reminded me of cathedrals, built during milleniums by the water.
Ira said at 12:50 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Very beautiful and extraordinary place! A riddle and miracle of a nature.
Chilla said at 12:54 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Wonderful captures of this beautiful place. I love the shapes created by the contrasts of dark and light. Lovely tabblo.
Memotions said at 1:02 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Wow! the colours and formations are just amazing. Nicely captured.
Chaitiamma said at 1:38 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Amazing cave !!!
Eduardo.affonso said at 1:39 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Hope you enjoyed the tour, CELIA, PATTY, DAVID & IRA!
Andre. said at 1:46 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Really like contrasts here. Very nice
YorkJodi said at 3:11 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Beautiful... and some people think that if you've seen one cave, you've seen them all... NOT!!!
Robya said at 10:29 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
Was It Cold In the Cave? Nice Photos. Thank You, ~~Robbi
Sirnicolay said at 10:51 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
Very cool photos!
21-gramm said at 12:09 p.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
amazing and magic, Eduardo!
Snooway said at 9:03 a.m. on Sep 22, 2008:
impressive
AliDar said at 12:20 a.m. on Sep 23, 2008:
Some of them look like molars, don't they? The first photo looks unnaturally lit, ... but the rest, is it natural? It's amazing. One thing (among much) that I have never seen in person, but would love to. Thanks for sharing this Eduardo.
Eduardo.affonso said at 11:01 a.m. on Sep 23, 2008:
Thanks for joining me in this deep tour, ANDRE, ROBBBI, JAMES, DEN, SUE & DAR.

Only the first pic has natural lighting, DAR. It's a dead-end cave, so natural light dims as soon as you enter the first hall. I did my best not to use flash, so most of my photos had to be discharged.
AliDar said at 12:46 p.m. on Sep 23, 2008:
Of course it would have to be lit artificially, .... I meant to ask if the colours were natural. So many photos I've seen of caves, and I've only ever seen them in photographs, have been lit by coloured lights, so I was thinking that the reds and greens in the SECOND shot (didn't scroll up enough when I counted) were the result of that. In the third shot though, they appear to be natural? These caves are very beautiful and aw inspiring and you've done such a lovely job using the colour and texture as the elements of your composition that I was wondering just how much of what I was seeing was natural phenomena as compared to imposed.
Eduardo.affonso said at 12:59 p.m. on Sep 23, 2008:
Oh, I see, DAR. The colors seem to be natural (except for that green seen on 3rd pic, I guess). The guide told us several times that the caves would look much more impressive with special lighting, using colors to enhance the natural textures, and that more efficient lamps would be used in the future. I prefer the caves the way they are: no make up, no photoshop, no special effects. Nature doesn't need any help to be magnificent, uh?
Debdog said at 10:40 p.m. on Sep 26, 2008:
nature is magnificent without needing any makeup!!!!!!
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