Cerro Do Inhacurutum
image:Inhacurutum.GIF, 300px, The Cerro do Inhacurutum hill as seen from a distance Cerro do Inhacurutum is a 304.15 meters high hill as measured from sea level; and 176.20 meters high from a local GPS measurement; latitude: 28° 01′ 50″, longitude: 55° 03′ 06″. The name ''Inhacurutum'' is of Guarani language origin. The hill is located in the municipality of Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul, Roque Gonzales, in the northwest of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is approximately 734 meters high at sea level and 176 meters high at the site, being the highest point in the municipality. Historical reference Guarani Indian chief, cacique Nheçu (Note: spelled ''Ñezú'' in Spanish; with alternative graphic representations of this name both in Spanish and in Portuguese) commanded resistance to the first European colonizing incursions in what is today's southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul from this place; especially because of the privileged natural visu ...
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