Chapada das Mesas National Park
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Chapada das Mesas National Park is a national park
of Brazil
. It falls within the municipal areas of Carolina, Riachão e Estreito. It was created to preserve the cerrado
vegetation of the region and it is mostly visited for its waterfalls.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It falls within the municipal areas of Carolina, Riachão e Estreito. It was created to preserve the cerrado
Cerrado
The Cerrado, is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil, particularly in the states of Gioas and Minas Gerais...
vegetation of the region and it is mostly visited for its waterfalls.