Serra do Cipó National Park

National Park · Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil

Area 316 km²

Time zone America/Sao_Paulo

Official website www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/unidades-de-conservacao/biomas-brasileiros/cerrado/unidades-de-conservacao-cerrado/2092-parna-da-serra-do-cipo.html

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Serra do Cipó National Park Unmissables

Serra do Cipó National Park protects a diverse ecosystem in the Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais. This collection highlights the park's dramatic geological features, including the 6-kilometer-long Canyon das Bandeirinhas and the quartz fields of the high-altitude Cerrado. The area features a network of trails leading to prominent waterfalls like Farofa and Tombador, as well as ancient rock paintings and the Travessão ridge, which serves as the natural watershed divide between the São Francisco and Doce river basins.

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Serra do Cipó Highlights

Serra do Cipó National Park, located in the Espinhaço Mountains of Minas Gerais, features a landscape of rupestrian grasslands and high biodiversity. This selection highlights the park’s geological formations, including the Cânion do Travessão, which marks the divide between the São Francisco and Doce river basins. The list includes remote waterfalls like Braúnas and more accessible sites like Cachoeira do S, known for its distinct river curve, alongside several elevated viewpoints that overlook the Cerrado ecosystem.

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