Parque Nacional do Vale do Catimbau
Buíque, Pernambuco
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Description
Catimbau National Park, also known as the Catimbau Valley, is a national park in Pernambuco created in 2002, encompassing the municipalities of Buíque, Ibimirim, and Tupanatinga, between the Agreste and Sertão regions of Pernambuco. The park is the second largest archaeological park in Brazil and preserves one of the last areas of the Caatinga biome. The immense rock walls feature unique shapes and hide intense mysticism. The valley contains various archaeological sites, caves, prehistoric cemeteries, and rock paintings that are over six thousand years old.
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- Total Area - 62.294km²
