Serra da Capivara National Park
Also known as Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
1991
Area
100,762 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Serra da Capivara National Park is about 210 km south-west of Picos.
Nearest towns and cities
- Remanso · about 38,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Picos · about 57,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
- Floriano · about 49,000 peopleabout 220 km north
- Petrolina · about 261,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Juazeiro · about 95,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Xique-Xique · about 35,000 peopleabout 240 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
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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