Peruaçu River Canyon
Also known as Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
2025
Area
4,616 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Peruaçu River Canyon is about 130 km north-west of Janaúba. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of Diamantina, about 370 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Januária · about 35,000 peopleabout 75 km south-west
- Janaúba · about 57,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
- Guanambi · about 59,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Santa Maria da Vitória · about 23,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Bom Jesus da Lapa · about 41,000 peopleabout 190 km north
- Montes Claros · about 332,000 peopleabout 200 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilCultural374 km away
BrazilNatural377 km away
BrazilCultural423 km away
BrazilCultural551 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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