Serra da Capivara National Park
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| Serra da Capivara National Park* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Brazil |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii |
| Reference | 606 |
| Region† | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Serra da Capivara National Park is a national park in the north east of Brazil. It has many prehistoric paintings. The park was created to protect the prehistoric artifacts and paintings found there. It became a World Heritage Site in 1991. Its head archaeologist is Niède Guidon.
It is located in southeast Piauí, between latitudes 8º 26' 50" and 8º 54' 23" south and longitudes 42º 19' 47" and 42º 45' 51" west. It falls within the municipal areas of São Raimundo Nonato, São João do Piauí, Coronel José Dias and Canto do Buriti. It has an area of 1291.4 square kilometres (319,000 acres). The area has the largest concentration of prehistoric small farms on the American continents. Scientific studies confirm that the Capivara mountain range was densely populated in prehistoric periods.
[edit] External links
- Brazilian Ministry of External Relations information about park
- Photos of Serra da Capivara by Maria-Brazil
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