the cave is located in the heart of the
world famous tijuca national park, which is filled with iconic
peaks and geographical landmarks. the most common way to reach the cave is
on the trail to the pedra da gávea,
which reaches a remarkable 842 meters above sea
level.
the
pedra da gávea is a mountain made
up by a
huge monolithic granite block - its is one of the
most famous rock formation in rio, easily visible from many
beaches of the zona sul
and of the zona oeste.