The Boguaçu State Park () is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...

in the state of

Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to: Geology * Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America Places In Argentina *Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city * Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province In Brazil *Paraná (state), a state ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Boguaçu State Park is in the municipality of Guaratuba, Paraná, and has an area of . The Boguaçu River is affected by urban pressure from Guaratuba, with landfill in the river's estuary within the state park on an area where the city disposed of its garbage for twenty years, with no control over infiltration into the ground.

History

The Boguaçu State Park was created by decree 4.056 of 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 ...

on 26 February 1998 with an area of with the objective of preserving typical

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...

and

restinga Restingas () are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil. They form on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, and are characterized by medium-sized trees and shrubs adapted to the drier and n ...

ecosystems, archaeological and prehistoric heritage and particularly the Sambaquis. The park is part of the

Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Location The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Guaratuba (66.7%), Matinhos ...

, which also includes the

Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park () is a national park in Paraná, Brazil. Location The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It covers . It was created by Law 10.227 of 23 May 2001, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiv ...

. It is part of the larger Lagamar mosaic of conservation units:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boguacu State Park State parks of Brazil Protected areas of Paraná (state) 1998 establishments in Brazil