Areado Grande is the name given to a group of limestone caves located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, in the municipality of Iporanga, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It consists of Areado Grande I (SP-077), Areado Grande II (SP-078) being 3400 meters long,[1] Areado Grande III (SP-510) with 6004 linear meters,[1] Areado Grande IV (SP-524), Areado Grande V (SP-525). Other caves in the region of the Areado Grande creek are Toca da Pedra Inclinada, Gruta do Toboga, Gruta do Jeep (SP-086), Gruta da Fenda (SP-087), Gruta do Baixao (SP-088), and Gruta da Cabana (SP-108).[2]

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  1. 1 2 Martinelli, Ricardo de Souza; Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia (21 May 2007). "UPE continua o trabalho de mapeamento do Areado" (PDF). Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia Noticias. 2: 1.
  2. União Paulista de Espeleologia. "Cavernas Exploradas". UPE Cave. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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