Iraquara - Bahia

Iraquara is a town in Bahia whose reputation lies underground: a set of caves and rock formations that earned it the name capital of the caves of the Chapada Diamantina.

Gruta da Lapa Doce is the best known of them, visited for the rock formations seen along the route inside. Vivai's catalogue also lists Gruta da Torrinha, Gruta da Fumaça and the Rio e gruta Pratinha, where cave and water come together.

Administratively, the town sits in the Irecê microregion and the immediate region of Seabra, which places it on the northern side of the Chapada.

There is an active experience departing from Iraquara in the Vivai catalogue, and the sites above are what such a visit usually covers.