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Exploring the Marble Caves in Chile Patagonia

Cuevas de Marmol, Most Beautiful Marble Cave in Chile


      Cuevas de Marmol or Marble Cave is a tourist destination in the form of a unique cave with exotic beauty in Lake Carrera, Patagonia, Chile. Cuevas de Marmol can be hard to remember, so locals simplify it to Marble Caves. This cave is very pretty and made of marble.

Marble Caves Chile
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This marble cave will make you feel like a little mermaid like Ariel. The beauty of the dazzling colors and the pure water makes you want to hum the song Under the Sea, the soundtrack of the film The Little Mermaid.

The cave famous as Ceuvas de Mármol is located in the Patagonian Andes. This unique geological formation lies in the waters belonging to Argentina and Chile. Access to get there is only possible by boat.
When it was formed more than 6000 years ago, where the lake currents touched the marble, slowing down its formation and making the texture as smooth as it is now.

Although the marble itself is not a brilliant blue, it looks beautiful with a sky blue appearance when the water reflects off its light. As a result, colors change throughout the year, depending on the water level and the season.

To get Marble caves you need to take a 2.5 hour flight from Santiago, Chile to the City of Balmaceda. Then you'll have to travel a few more hours through caves that are winding, hilly and 120 miles away.
Eventually you'll reach General Carrera Lake, where you can hop on a ferry and sail for 30 minutes to reach this gorgeous marble cave.

History of Cuevas de Marmol

This Marble Cave was formed as a result of sea water erosion that occurred 6,000 years ago. Erosion of seawater that has eroded the cave walls over the years makes this cave wall look like a painting with a variety of colors, such as blue, green, turquoise, and others.

Because it is on the border, this peninsula also gives birth to a beautiful work of art beneath. Through a long process, some 6,000 years, the cave was eroded by waves, currents and natural tides.
The peninsula's walls began to take the form of a cave. the tides of the ocean made a trail on the cave walls.
The changing water level makes the carvings on the cave walls change with time and season. Reflecting light that refracts from the seawater makes the cave walls blue.

The main attraction of this cave is the color of the cave walls that can change depending on the water level and the season.
The best time to visit this cave is between September and February when the ice melts and the water changes to a turquoise color.

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