The Serra da Baitaca State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Serra da Baitaca) is a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
in the state of
Paraná, Brazil.
Location
The Serra da Baitaca State Park is divided between the municipalities of
Piraquara
Piraquara is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
The municipality contains part of the Serra da Baitaca State Park, created in 2002.
Notable people
* Charles Emmanuel de Barros Marcondes (1989-) Brazili ...
and
Quatro Barras in the state of Paraná (state).
The larger part is in Quatro Barras, with a narrow southern extension into Piraquara.
It has an area of .
It is from
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 first major elevation of the
Serra do Mar
The Serra do Mar (, Portuguese for ''Sea's Ridge'' or ''Sea Ridge'') is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil.
Geography
The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state ...
on the west side.
The summit of the Serra da Baitaca has an altitude of .
The state park is considered the most important practical mountaineering school in Paraná, and one of the most important in Brazil.
The park holds the sources of the
Iguaçu River
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The Iguazu River ( pt, Rio Iguaçu, br , es, Río Iguazú} ), also called Rio Iguassu, is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is long, with a drainage basin of .
Cou ...
, and also holds springs that supply the city of Curitiba.
History
The Serra da Baitaca State Park was created by state decree 5.765 of 5 June 2002, with an area of .
The purpose was to conserve a sample of montane and high montane dense rainforest biome, and to promote activities that do not affect the ecosystem and support conservation.
It was one of four state parks created on that date by the governor,
Jaime Lerner
Jaime Lerner (17 December 1937 – 27 May 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, th ...
, who also expanded two conservation units.
The state park is part of the
Lagamar mosaic
The Lagamar Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico do Lagamar is a protected area mosaic that includes a number of conservation units in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil.
History
The Lagamar Mosaic was established by federal ordinance 150 of 8 May 20 ...
of conservation units.
It is administered by the Instituto Ambiental do Paraná.
The consultative council was created on 11 September 2009 to contribute to planning and implementation of the management plan.
As of 2013 there was still no management plan through which the considerable tourism potential of the park could be realized.
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State parks of Brazil
Protected areas of Paraná (state)
2002 establishments in Brazil