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I'm in Brazil at the moment and I'm visiting my family all over the place. We ended up driving 20 minutes out of the city (Victoria da Conquista) to my families farm area just north. I hadn't been there since I was around 3-4 years old.
(local fruit: ciriguela)
They call it "The Cauldron". I originally thought it was called this because it was located in a valley with hills completely surrounding the area BUT that wasn't the case. One of my cousins took me on a walk around the area (which is about 2-3 square miles) and she showed me why they call it "The Cauldron".
This valley has three different rock pits that were naturally formed. They used to collect water in them to drink, etc. They used to scrub the rocks clean with brushes and the rain would fill these wholes. It was crystal clear water. It used to rain a lot more in this area back in their day.
When the water started being ran through pipes, the entire valley converted to using the piped water rather than out of the cauldron. They only converted to piped water after the 1960s in this specific area of Brazil.
Eventually, they just let it sit and now it has turned into this:
This is the smallest one, the biggest being 3x the size. We didn't get to walk there. We found frogs, lizards, bloodworms, and mosquitos in this little pool.
My cousin said they try and keep it clean so mosquitos don't breed in there but it keeps being neglected now that people don't use it. Found this very interesting and had to share.
Today, I get to visit the local aquarium stores and a few local aquarists to talk about importing / the business down here. I'll post some pictures of aquariums I see and anything interesting. My aunt here loves aquariums (I had no idea) and she's excited to show me the tanks she knows about in the city. More to come.
(Pictures credited to my wonderful girlfriend, Christine)
(local fruit: ciriguela)
They call it "The Cauldron". I originally thought it was called this because it was located in a valley with hills completely surrounding the area BUT that wasn't the case. One of my cousins took me on a walk around the area (which is about 2-3 square miles) and she showed me why they call it "The Cauldron".
This valley has three different rock pits that were naturally formed. They used to collect water in them to drink, etc. They used to scrub the rocks clean with brushes and the rain would fill these wholes. It was crystal clear water. It used to rain a lot more in this area back in their day.
When the water started being ran through pipes, the entire valley converted to using the piped water rather than out of the cauldron. They only converted to piped water after the 1960s in this specific area of Brazil.
Eventually, they just let it sit and now it has turned into this:
This is the smallest one, the biggest being 3x the size. We didn't get to walk there. We found frogs, lizards, bloodworms, and mosquitos in this little pool.
My cousin said they try and keep it clean so mosquitos don't breed in there but it keeps being neglected now that people don't use it. Found this very interesting and had to share.
Today, I get to visit the local aquarium stores and a few local aquarists to talk about importing / the business down here. I'll post some pictures of aquariums I see and anything interesting. My aunt here loves aquariums (I had no idea) and she's excited to show me the tanks she knows about in the city. More to come.
(Pictures credited to my wonderful girlfriend, Christine)
