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15-525: The Capivara-Confusões Ecological Corridor links the 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) Serra da Capivara National Park to the 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the west, both in the state of Piauí. It has an area of 412,000 hectares (1,020,000 acres). It includes the municipalities of São Raimundo Nonato , Canto do Buriti , Tamboril do Piauí , Brejo do Piauí , São Braz do Piauí , Anísio de Abreu , Jurema , Caracol and Guaribas . The corridor

30-529: A legal reserve of 30% of each settlement in the corridor, and will allocate most settlements for preservation according to the sustainable management plan. Marina Silva , Minister of the Environment, signed the decree creating the corridor on 11 March 2005. The purpose is to restore and preserve the natural environment, facilitating the spread of plants and animals, while encouraging socio-economic development. An initial investment of R$ 300,000 included funding from

45-625: A section of the Parnaíba basin that has been uplifted. Bedrock geology is mostly sandstone and shale ranging from Devonian to Triassic origin. The terrain is relatively flat, containing sandstone plateaus and adjacent depressions of the Parnaíba depression. Altitudes range from 350 to 660 metres (1,150 to 2,170 ft) with an average altitude of 600 metres (2,000 ft). The lower portions are more rugged, with rocky outcrops holding small caves and springs of water. The intermittent Itaueira River rises in

60-572: Is Toca da Tira Peia , where the stone tools found may date to as early as 22,000 years ago. The site has been dated through optically stimulated luminescence . Other important archaeological sites in the area are Toca da Pena, Baxao da Esperanca, and Sitio do Meio. Lapa do Boquete site is located directly south. Bearded capuchins in the park have been found to have the "largest known tool kit for wild capuchin monkeys". Their stone tools include those for foraging, threat, and sexual displays, while they use sticks as tools for probing. Further, while on

75-490: Is a national park in the state of Piauí , Brazil. The Serra das Confusões National Park is in the municipalities of Alvorada do Gurguéia , Brejo do Piauí , Bom Jesus , Canto do Buriti , Caracol , Cristino Castro , Guaribas , Jurema , Santa Luz and Tamboril do Piauí in the state of Piauí. It has an area of 823,843.08 hectares (2,035,760.6 acres). The park lies in the Piauí-Maranhão sedimentary basin plateau,

90-623: Is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil . The area has many prehistoric paintings . The name of the mountain range that defines the park, "Serra da Capivara," literally means " Capybara Hills" in Portuguese . This area has the largest and the oldest concentration of prehistoric sites in the Americas . Scientific studies confirm that the Capivara mountain range was densely populated in

105-533: Is managed by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) in partnership with representatives of federal, state and municipal governments, Museum of American Man Foundation (Fumdham), Federation of Agricultural Workers of Bahia (FETAG), Federal University of Piauí , non-governmental organizations, agrarian reform settlers and others. The National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) has said they will maintain

120-900: The Caatinga Ecological Corridor , created in April 2006. In 2012 inspectors from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), an analyst from the Ipanema National Forest in São Paulo and military police officers conducted Operation Transitum in the corridor. They seized illegally hunted animals, weapons and traps. They also found evidence of illegal lumber operations and farming. Serra da Capivara National Park Serra da Capivara National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara , IPA: [ˈpaʁki nɐsjoˈnaw ˈsɛʁɐ dɐ kɐpiˈvaɾɐ] )

135-428: The pre-Columbian Era. It is located in northeast state of Piauí , between latitudes 8° 26' 50" and 8° 54' 23" south and longitudes 42° 19' 47" and 42° 45' 51" west. It falls within the municipal areas of São Raimundo Nonato , São João do Piauí , Coronel José Dias and Canto do Buriti . It has an area of 1291.4 square kilometres (319,000 acres). The Capivara-Confusões Ecological Corridor , created in 2006, links

150-485: The 18 endemic Caatinga species of fauna have been identified. Surveys have found three new species of lizard , one new amphibian and one new turtle . Protected species in the park include the jaguar ( Panthera onca ), cougar ( Puma concolor ), giant armadillo ( Priodontes maximus ), Brazilian three-banded armadillo ( Tolypeutes tricinctus ), white-browed guan ( Penelope jacucaca ) and bearded bellbird ( Procnias averano ). The Serra das Confusões National Park

165-537: The United Nations Environment Fund and the Ministry of the Environment's National Forest Program. This was to be applied to environmental studies and technical assistance to the settlements in the corridor, and to development of a sustainable management plan that encourages activities other than logging so as to avoid deforestation. It was the first officially recognized ecological corridor, the second being

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180-655: The ground, they dig with their hands after losing the soil with stone tools for roots and arthropods. Sítio do Meio is the second most important rock shelter in the area after Pedra Furada. It features fully Pleistocene dates and artefacts. The stone artefacts are better preserved because of the absence of waterfalls. At least 98 stone tools seem older than 12,500 BP. They belong to the Upper Pleistocenic phase of Pedra Furada 3. Serra das Confus%C3%B5es National Park The Serra das Confusões National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões )

195-452: The park to the Serra das Confusões National Park . The park was created to protect the prehistoric artifacts and paintings found there. It became a World Heritage Site in 1991. Its head archaeologist is Niède Guidon . Its best known archaeological site is Pedra Furada . Scientific studies confirm that the Capivara mountain range was densely populated in the pre-Columbian Era. A newer site

210-499: The park. Average annual rainfall is 650 millimetres (26 in). Temperatures range from 12 to 40 °C (54 to 104 °F) with an average of 28 °C (82 °F). The park is in the Caatinga biome. There are rainforest trees in the lower areas reaching 20 metres (66 ft) in height. Higher up the trees average about 6 metres (20 ft). The wetter valleys hold bromeliads and ferns with occasional giant trees. 13 of

225-490: Was created by federal decree on 2 October 1998, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation . The park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The objective is to preserve a natural ecosystem of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, and to support scientific research, environmental education and interpretation, outdoors recreation and ecotourism. The Capivara-Confusões Ecological Corridor , created in 2006, links

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