The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument ) is a municipal
Natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. They can be natural geological and geographical features such as w ...
in the state of
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...
, Brazil.
Location
The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument is in the municipality of
Marataízes
Marataízes is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located by the Atlantic Ocean in southern Espírito Santo, Brazil. It has a population of 38,883 and holds as such the highest density in the state. Marataízes is a tourist city.
The munici ...
, Espírito Santo.
It has an area of .
The monument, in the south of the municipality, protects a landscape of ''falésias'' (cliffs) of great scenic beauty along the beach.
The cliffs, made of
mudstone
Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. Mudstone is distinguished from ''shale'' by its lack of fissility.Blatt, H., and R.J. Tracy, 1996, ''Petrology.'' New York, New York, ...
, sandstone and
conglomerate sediments from the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
, are constantly being eroded.
The cliffs are up to in height, and extend from the Boa Vista do Sul region to the Praia dos Cações.
Erosion has caused cracks and gullies in the cliffs and masses of fallen rocks lie at their base.
History
The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument was created by municipal decree 193/2008 of 1 December 2008.
It is administered by the municipal environment secretariat.
It became part of the
Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor
The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor ( Portuguese: ''Corredor Central da Mata Atlântica'' is an ecological corridor in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. It promotes improvements to connectivity between fragments of Atl ...
, created in 2002.
In 2010, following approval by the
(IBAMA), the municipality gave approval for an iron ore shipment terminal to be built in the monument's buffer zone.
The cliffs are about from the port location.
In January 2011 it was reported that a lookout and memorial were to be installed on the side of the Rodovia do Sol, with a display on the history of the region.
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Natural monuments of Brazil
Protected areas of Espírito Santo
2008 establishments in Brazil