Guartelá State Park, State park in Tibagi, Brazil.
Guartelá State Park is a 798-hectare protected area in Tibagi featuring a deep gorge carved between towering rock walls. Waterfalls flow through the canyon, surrounded by native forest and home to animals like giant anteaters and maned wolves.
The park was created in 1996 to protect a landscape with rock paintings dating back roughly 7000 years. Jesuit missionaries also traveled through these lands during the colonial period, leaving traces of their presence.
Local guides lead visitors through designated trails to view ancient rock art sites, sharing knowledge about the indigenous peoples who inhabited this region.
The park can be visited most weekdays, with two marked trails offering different route lengths for various fitness levels. These paths lead through the valley and past several viewpoints where the canyon landscape opens up.
This protected area holds one of the world's largest canyons, distinguished by the fact that it remains completely covered in original forest vegetation. This combination of vast scale with untouched plant cover sets it apart from other major canyons around the globe.
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