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The Marble Caves (Capillas de Marmol) are fascinating limestone and calcium carbonite formations on a portion of the shores of Lago General Carrera in the Aysen region of Chile. Lago Carrera is fed by rivers flowing from the glacial ice melting in the Andes high above the lake. It has a stunning blue color that changes with different sun angles, but is always beautiful. The caves began to form more than 6,000 years ago, created by the effects of water and wind eroding the stone and natural marble in some of the rocky shores of the lake. The effects of the lake waters washing away openings in the marble have left an exotic network of caves, tunnels, rock shapes all bathed in the reflected blue of Lago Carrera. You can enter some of the larger caves on small boats or kayaks which makes for a fascinating experience.
