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Jurupará State Park
The Jurupará State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Jurupará) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest, and provides a bridge between other conservation units in the region. Location The Jurupará State Park is in the municipalities of Ibiúna and Piedade, São Paulo, Piedade, São Paulo. The park has an area of within a perimeter of . Of this are in Ibiúna and are in Piedade. The park is an important water catchment area in the basin of the Ribeira de Iguape, a tributary of the Juquiá River. The park helps protect the watershed of the upper Juquiá, containing streams that feed the Juquiá, Juquiá-Guaçu and Peixe rivers. There are four hydroelectric power plants within the perimeter of the park. The park is part of one of the largest corridors of Atlantic Forest in Brazil, and since 1991 has been part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve. The park is located between the Paranapia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibiúna
Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba ( pt, Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba) is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2014, and consists of the following municipalities: * Alambari * Alumínio *Araçarig .... The population is 79,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1058.08 km2. The elevation is 860 m. Location Located in the middle of a valley, its main economical activity/resources are provided from agriculture (developed by the hundreds of Japanese immigrants established there) and the city has been recently turned to a tourist city a few years ago. The whole Ibiuna territory encompasses rainforests, bushes, and hundreds of kilometers of native vegetation and wildlife. The municipality contains part of the Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984. It also contains part of the Jurupará State Park, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |