Parque Nacional do Pico da Neblina
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Parque Nacional do Pico da Neblina
Some 500km/300mi farther upstream, on the north bank of the Rio Negro, is the Pico da Neblina National Park, established in 1979, occupying an area of 2,200,000 hectares/5,500,000 acres in the commune of São Gabriel da Cachoeira. Within the park, in the Serra do Imeri, which extends along the frontier between Brazil and Venezuela, are the two mightiest peaks in the country, the Pico 31 de Março (2992m/9817ft) and the Pico da Neblina (3014m/9889ft), Brazil's highest mountain.
Indian villages
The park marks the southern boundary of Yanomami territory, which extends to north-western Roraima, on the frontier with Venezuela. Among the native Indian tribes are the Tukano, whose villages are around São Gabriel da Cachoeira.
Rock formations
In the extreme south of the park, 1060km/660mi by river from Manaus, are the curious rock formations of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, the most striking of which is the Bela Adormecida ("Sleeping Beauty"). The river beaches of São Gabriel are famed for their micaceous sand. In this area are the largest deposits of niobium in the world, the working of which will, sooner or later, lead to the extermination of the last surviving Indians.
Some 500km/300mi farther upstream, on the north bank of the Rio Negro, is the Pico da Neblina National Park, established in 1979, occupying an area of 2,200,000 hectares/5,500,000 acres in the commune of São Gabriel da Cachoeira. Within the park, in the Serra do Imeri, which extends along the frontier between Brazil and Venezuela, are the two mightiest peaks in the country, the Pico 31 de Março (2992m/9817ft) and the Pico da Neblina (3014m/9889ft), Brazil's highest mountain.
Indian villages
The park marks the southern boundary of Yanomami territory, which extends to north-western Roraima, on the frontier with Venezuela. Among the native Indian tribes are the Tukano, whose villages are around São Gabriel da Cachoeira.
Rock formations
In the extreme south of the park, 1060km/660mi by river from Manaus, are the curious rock formations of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, the most striking of which is the Bela Adormecida ("Sleeping Beauty"). The river beaches of São Gabriel are famed for their micaceous sand. In this area are the largest deposits of niobium in the world, the working of which will, sooner or later, lead to the extermination of the last surviving Indians.
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