Tourists are encouraged to visit the region for its beautiful waterways and limestone caves.[2] The municipality contains the 12,513 hectares (30,920 acres) Gruta da Lagoa Azul State Park (Cave of the Blue Lagoon State Park), created in 1999.[3] The rock deposits in the area have also been used to study post-glacial carbonates.[4] The municipality contains most of the 11,328 hectares (27,990 acres) Águas do Cuiabá Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit in the cerrado biome.[5]