The Capão da Imbuia Woods () is a public area of the city of
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, the capital of the state of
Paraná, in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
With a large expanse of native forest (39,000 m²), the woods have several features, such as a path in the woods known as "Path of the Araucaria", a metal catwalk that loops around the woods, and the "Museum of Natural History", with
stuffed animals
A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies, stuffed animals, and stuffies; in Britain and Australia, they may also be cal ...
, skeletons, pictures and many more exhibits that show the typical fauna and flora of Brazil. The woods also house a closed biological research site.
The place is also known for its large population of native
agouti
The agouti (, ) or common agouti is any of several rodent species of the genus ''Dasyprocta''. They are native to Middle America, northern and central South America, and the southern Lesser Antilles. Some species have also been introduced else ...
s, which live freely on the woods. The woods serve as breeding grounds for them, and from times to time the mayor hall reintroduces the species in other woods and parks around the city.
The woods are home to the oldest tree in the city, an ''
Ocotea porosa
''Ocotea porosa'', commonly called imbuia or Brazilian walnut, is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. Its wood is very hard, and it is a major commercial timber species in Brazil.
Taxonomy and naming
It is often placed in the related ...
'' almost a thousand years old.
References
External links
Bosque Capão da Imbuia- Parks in Curitiba
Bibliography
* SGANZERLA, Eduardo, RODRIGUES, Júlio C.. Curitiba. Curitiba: (publication) P.M.C., 1996. 310 p.
Parks in Curitiba
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