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Off the Beaten Path: Part V Posted by Rachel on May 12, 2009
Today, we’re going to return to our “Off the Beaten Path” series to discuss less known tourist attractions in Brazil. We’re going to look at Serra da Capivara National Park, located in the northeastern state of Piauí. An UNESCO World Heritage site, the park is home to cave paintings dated up to 25,000 years old…
Off the Beaten Path: Part IV Posted by Rachel on Feb 10, 2009
Most certainly off the beaten path, the Parque Nacional das Emas is tricky to get to, since it’s nearly 500 kilometers from Goiânia, the capital of Goiás, and almost 400 kilometers from Campo Grande, the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul. Ema National Park encompasses 1,300 square kilometers on a plateau with little forest cover…