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Gruta Da Lapinha
Estrada Campinho Lapinha | Parque Estadual do Sumidouro, Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Phone: +553136618671About
The cave Lapinha is the most representative Historical-Cultural Heritage of Lagoa Santa. It was Dr. Peter Lund, in 1835, who discovered this imposing block of limestone -511m long and 40m deep - formed about 600 million years.Belonging to the Sinkhole State Park and protected by APA Lagoa Santa Karst, Cave Lapinha receives on average 20,000 visitors each year. Its full of saloons, covered with stalagmites and stalactites, structure provides a real dive in histor