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Cavernas Do Peruaçu National Park
Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park () is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is noted for its large limestone caves. Location The Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park, with an area of , was created on 21 September 1999 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The park covers parts of the municipalities of Januária, Itacarambi and São João das Missões in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Nearby are the Veredas do Peruaçu State Park, operated by the State Forestry Institute, and the Xakriabá Indian Reserve. The Peruaçu River crosses the park from north west to south east, entering the São Francisco River, which runs along the south east boundary of the park. The Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area (EPA), with an area of , was created on 26 September 1989. The EPA, which covers the Peruaçu River basin, overlaps both the National Park and the State Park, but both parks extend outside the bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xakriabá
The Xakriabá () are an indigenous people of Brazil. One of the Gê peoples who spoke the Xakriabá dialect of the Akwe language, they used to live in the Tocantins River area. As of 2010, 9,196 Xakriabá people lived in the state of Minas Gerais. Name The Xakriabá are also known as the ''Xacriabá'', ''Chakriaba'', ''Chikriaba'', or ''Shacriaba'' people. They were formerly known as ''"acroás"'' and ''"coroás"'' in Bahia and ''"gamelas"'' in Piauí. Language The Xakriabá speak Portuguese. The extinct Xakriabá language was an Acua language, belonging to the Ge language family and was one of the Macro-Ge languages. History In pre-colonial times, Xakriabá did not have a defined territory, but lived in the valley of the Tocantins River, in Goiás and along the São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruta Do Janelão
Gruta do Janelão (MG-199) is a limestone cave located inside the Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park, in the municipality of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This cave is the largest in the valley, totaling 4,740 m of horizontal extension and elevation of 176m. Because it has several skylights letting the sun in, small forests that resemble Japanese gardens by the delicacy and harmony are formed everywhere, all by the banks of the Peruaçu River which runs through the Janelão grotto. It has the largest stalactite already registered measuring 28 meters long. Geology In the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais, the left bank of the Rio Sao Francisco shows a set of caves and archaeological sites with cave paintings scattered on a ten feet wall which stand out in bold and striking colors and a doline is the big window through which a panoramic view over the entrance of the cave and its first two of many skylights that would spread over the next 3.5 km of the path with intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |