Maquiné Cave
A limestone cave a few kilometers from the center of Cordisburgo, discovered in 1825 and explored by Peter Lund from 1834. It has seven chambers over about 650 meters, with guided tours and lighting.
Minas Gerais · Brazil
In the destination Route of the Caves (Lagoa Santa; Sete Lagoas; Cordisburgo).
In the photo: Chapel of Patriarch São José, in Cordisburgo
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The city
Cordisburgo is a small town in the Minas Gerais hinterland, about 120 km from Belo Horizonte, known for two reasons: Gruta de Maquiné, a few kilometers from the center, explored by Peter Lund in 1834, and the Museu Casa Guimarães Rosa, in the house where the writer was born in 1908. The downtown is small and crossed by the railway line, in front of which stands the writer's birthplace.
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The local experience
A limestone cave a few kilometers from the center of Cordisburgo, discovered in 1825 and explored by Peter Lund from 1834. It has seven chambers over about 650 meters, with guided tours and lighting.
The house where writer João Guimarães Rosa was born in 1908, turned into a museum in 1974. It has objects, photos and documents of the author and the father's shop recreated, in front of the old railway line.
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