Marble caves are located in the General Carrera lake in Chile's Patagonia - the second largest freshwater lake in South America.
The caves are a 6,000 year-old sculpture hewn by the crashing waves of Lake General Carrera of Patagonia in Southern Chile. Also called the Marble Cathedral, the intricate caverns are part of a peninsula made of solid marble surrounded by the glacial Lake General Carrera that spans the Chile-Argentina border.
The swirling pattern on the cave interiors are a reflection of the lake’s azure waters, which change depending on the water levels dictated by weather and season.
Some of the pictures in this incredible set have been captured by landscape photographer and environmentalist, Linde Waidehofer, from Colorado, USA.'It is the water that formed the unique shapes of the marble walls,' explained Ms. Waidehofer in her book on the caverns, Blue Light.
Geologists have a simple explanation for the breath-taking blue of this giant lake.'They talk of finely ground glacial silt which makes the water an unearthly blue and crystal clear. 'These waters are magic.'
Wow beautiful pictures! We missed out Patagonia on our most recent trip to South America, but want to go back and see it properly. Will have to put these caves on the list!
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