Itatiaia National Park

The National Park Itatiaia (Portuguese Parque Nacional do Itatiaia ) was created on 14 June 1937 he was the first National Park in Brazil. Today, it has an area of ​​300 km ². It is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira in the states of Minas Gerais ( in the field of places Itamonte, Alagoa and Bocaina de Minas ) and Rio de Janeiro ( Itatiaia and Resende ). The park is approximately equidistant from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, between the coordinates 22 ° 16 '0 "S, 44 ° 34 ' 0" W 22.266666666667 44.566666666667 - and 22 ° 28 '0 "S, 44 ° 42' 0 " W 22.466666666667 - 44.7.

The lower, south-eastern part of the park with waterfalls and hiking trails can be easily reached from the Via Dutra at Itatiaia, the region of the peaks difficult from the west of the State Border.

The park is located in the subtropical region, due to the altitude there is in Brazil Unusual such as ice and snow in some years. The dry season is the southern winter from June to August. The highest peaks are the Pico das Agulhas Negras ( 2787 m), Prateleiras ( 2548 m) and Couto. There are some endemic plants. Below 1100 meters is growing (mostly secondary ) coastal rain forest of the Mata Atlântica, about mostly primary forest.

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