Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

The park extends across 2,405 square kilometers of ancient plateau terrain, featuring crystalline rock formations, deep canyons, and numerous waterfalls along the Rio Preto River.

President Juscelino Kubitschek established the national park in 1961, protecting one of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back 1.8 billion years.

The region houses Kalunga communities, descendants of escaped slaves who settled in the area during the 18th-century gold rush and maintain their traditional practices.

The Instituto Chico Mendes manages visitor access through guided tours and marked trails, with temperatures ranging from 4 to 42 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

NASA photographs from the 1960s revealed this area as one of the most luminous natural locations on the planet, with substantial deposits of quartz crystals.

Location: Goiás

Inception: 1961

Operator: Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade

Part of: Cerrado

Website: https://icmbio.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -14.08333,-47.66667

Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:47