The park contains arid savanna forest (babassu forests] and areas of contact between savanna, arid savanna, and seasonal forest. It protects an important geological formation and conserves water resources in a dry region. The geological monuments are the main attraction. The park also has some pre-historic cave paintings and inscriptions.
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Sete Cidades ('Seven Cities') National Park contains seven rock outcrops, called cidades (cities). A 12km walk will get you around.
Visitors are encouraged to see the National Park in a very Brazilian way. There is little information about the geological evolution or structure of the rock formations. Visitors are invited to use their imagination to decide what the rocks might resemble.
The Sete Cidades National Park (Seven Cities), established in 1961, is located in the northeast part of Piauí state, in the municipalities of Piracuruca and Brasileira. The Park covers an area of 6,221.48 hectares, where most of the found flora is typical of cerrado with caatinga spots. Throughout the course of the rivers and springs there are forest spots and aquatic plants living in natural pools and lakes, also beautiful waterfalls.
The site hosts rock formations of about 190 million years old and rich rock inscriptions. The park gets its name because of the different rock groups that seem to form small "cities", exciting visitor's imagination. (search: bnparks).
When to go: The climate is tropical, with average annual temperatures between 25°C. The best time to visit the park is from January to June, when the waterfalls are fuller. The driest season is from June to December.
The city of Piripiri, where the Park's headquarters is located, can be reached by two state capitals:
Teresina, Piaui's capital, lies 165 km from Piripiri through BR-343 highway. Arriving at Posto Petecas, in Piripiri-PI, go straight to the BR-222 highway for 10 km and turn left to the Park's entrance at the km nº 64.
Fortaleza, Ceará's capital, lies 410 km from km nº 64 through BR-222 highway.
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