Couros Falls Chapada Dos Veadeiros

Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. The park was created on January 11, 1961, by President Juscelino Kubitschek, and listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2001. It occupies an area of 2,405 square kilometres in th…
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. The park was created on January 11, 1961, by President Juscelino Kubitschek, and listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2001. It occupies an area of 2,405 square kilometres in the municipalities of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Cavalcante and Colinas do Sul. The park is maintained by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
  • Location: Goiás, Brazil
  • Part of: Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
  • Criteria: Natural: (ix)(x)
  • Reference: 1035-001
  • Inscription: 2001 (25th Session)
  • Area: 240,586 ha (594,500 acres)

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