Language: English, with a trilingual abstract in English, German, and French
A standard overview on the caves of one of the largest karst areas in Brazil. Includes the 2017 and 2019 international expeditions. 337 caves with a total of 22.4 km of passages are described in detail.
Abstract / Sumário / Résumée / Zusammenfassung 4
Team members 2017 and 2019 / Acknowledgements 6
1. Introduction 7
2. Geosettings of the Serra da Bodoquena 8
3. History of cave exploration of the Serra da Bodoquena 12
4. Caves of the Serra da Bodoquena 13
4.1 General observations 13
4.2 Caves explored before the 2017 expedition 13
4.3 Caves explored by the 2017 and 2019 international expeditions 65
5. References 85
Annexes 87
Atlas sheets of Gruta Beija–Flor 94