Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument, Natural monument in Águia Branca, Brazil.
The Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument spans 17,443 hectares within the Atlantic Forest biome, featuring rock formations rising from 120 to 1,000 meters in elevation.
The area changed designation from a national park to a natural monument through Law 11.686 enacted on June 2, 2008, after its initial establishment in 2002.
Local residents maintain traditional practices while integrating environmental conservation methods supported by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
Visitors need authorization from ICMBio to conduct research activities within the monument boundaries, which include studying the geological formations and local wildlife.
The monument contains dense rainforest sections that serve as habitat for the Puma concolor, with annual rainfall reaching 1,250 millimeters.
Location: Águia Branca
Operator: Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
GPS coordinates: -19.17308,-40.81111
Latest update: March 3, 2025 19:44
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