Conjunto Santa Rita

{{Short description|Cave complex in Bahia, Brazil}}

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| location = Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil

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Conjunto Santa Rita is a complex of limestone caves in the municipality of Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil. It is {{convert|17,050|m|ft}} long and the target of traditional pilgrimage. It contains numerous offerings on the altar and inside. The cave has two large parallel galleries joined by a smaller gallery being both associated with a lower slope. About 600 m have been mapped. The highlight of the cave is a spectacular calcite run-off resembling curtains of over 12 m tall, besides beautiful stratigraphic features on the walls. The small and adjacent Gruta Santa Rita II has also been mapped.{{cite web|last=Auler|first=Augusto|title=Novas cavernas mapeadas na região central da Bahia|url=http://www.institutodocarste.org.br/br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=1|publisher=Instituto do Carste|accessdate=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927082755/http://www.institutodocarste.org.br/br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=1|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}