UPDATE - NEW TRAIL IN SERRA DA CANASTRA - MOUNTAIN RIDGE NATIONAL PARK

 

Ecological Day

UPDATE - Just now I received news photos of the group of Avaré Trail Clube . The group of friends went in April this year, to another challenging and amazing adventure trail in Serra da Canastra. The photos were taken by Nilson Nishida Junior, Gabriel Minardi, Túlio Maximiliano, Max Bruno, Leandro Vieira e Rogério Vieira. Enjoy this wonderful scenery of Canastra Mountain Ridge National Park, located in the south-western region of the state of Minas Gerais, and see the natural beauty of Brazil. Atualização: Recebi novas fotos do grupo do Avaré Trail Clube, que em abril deste ano realizou nova trilha na Serra da Canastra. As fotos, muito bonitas, são de Nilson Nishida Junior, Gabriel Minardi, Túlio Maximiliano, Max Bruno, Leandro Vieira e Rogério Vieira.

The group of Avaré Trail Clube posing to a picture. Those photos you see above were taken in April, 2009.

The vegetation in the area is typical of the Cerrado , with some Atlantic influence.

Numerous water courses are born in this area, tributaries of the São Francisco River, which form natural pools attracting many tourists in the higher part of the park.

Junior in front of a beautiful water course and a mountain range makes the victory sign!

Here is part of the group posing for a picture

All photos were taken by Nilson Nishida Junior

In June 16, 2007, I did a post showing beautiful photos taken by a friend of mine, Nilson Nishida Junior, in Serra da Canastra. Junior went with a group of friends of Avaré Trail Clube to a challenging and amazing trail in Serra da Canastra, by motorcycle. To seeing the former post, click Here.

Em 16 de Junho de 2007 fiz um post mostrando as belas fotos clicadas pelo amigo Nilson Nishida Junior, na Serra da Canastra. Junior e um grupo de amigos do Avaré Trail Clube participaram de uma incrível aventura, na belíssima região da Serra da Canastra. Para ver o post original, clique Aqui.

Seen from afar, this huge massif of the Serra da Canastra (Sierra of the Basket) resembles a coffer or a basket, therefore its curious name. It is located in the south-western region of the state of Minas Gerais and encompasses the municipalities of Sao Roque de Minas, Sacramento and Delfinópolis.The park holds two important massifs which unfold over an area of 71525 hectares: the Sierra of the Seven Turns and the Serra da Canastra, with altitudes varying between 900 and 1496 metres high.The objective of the creation of the Serra da Canastra National Park, the 3rd of April of 1972, was to preserve the source of the Säo Francisco River, also known as the Old Boy.Numerous water courses are born in this area, tributaries of the Sao Francisco, which form natural pools attracting many tourists in the higher part of the park.It is possible to find endangered species, such as the Maned wolf and the Giant anteater, along the roads with relative ease. The park's fauna constitutes a major tourist attraction for visitors have the chance of watching it in its natural habitat in the upper zones; be it at first light in the morning or at dusk. (Information from Enjoy Brazil Serra da Canastra)

A região da Serra da Canastra, no sudoeste de Minas Gerais, possui algumas das mais deslumbrantes e desconhecidas paisagens do Brasil. Durante muito tempo, esteve isolada por precárias estradas de terra e só há poucos anos entrou nos roteiros de viagem como lugar privilegiado para a prática de esportes radicais, vivência ambiental e turismo ecológico. A região ecoturística da Serra da Canastra tem mais de 200 mil hectares e abrange 6 municípios: São Roque de Minas, Vargem Bonita, Delfinópolis, Sacramento, São João Batista do Glória e Capitólio. A maior atração é o Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, criado em 1972 para proteger as nascentes do rio São Francisco e que tem a portaria principal a 8 km de São Roque de Minas. Dentro do Parque Nacional estão alguns dos mais belos cartões postais do Brasil, como a cachoeira Casca D'Anta, de quase 200 metros, a primeira grande queda do "velho Chico.

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