Jericoacoara National Park
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| Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Lake between the dunes in Jericoacoara
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 Jericoacoara National Park in Brazil
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 8,850 |
| Established | 1984 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMbio) |
Jericoacoara National Park is a national park of Brazil, located in the municipality of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, state of Ceará. On its seashore is located the famous beach of Jericoacoara.
About Jericoacoara
The word Jericoacoara comes from Tupi (an indigenous language) and means "house of turtles." It is a town and a beach of Ceará, as well as the name of the national park created in its surroundings. Jericoacoara is a location with favorable conditions for windsurfing and sandboarding. Jericoacoara is an environmental protection area since 1984, and National Park since 2002 to protect and preserve the natural beauty.[1]
History
A fact of some historical significance is the report of Vicente Yanes Pizone (Captain of Nau Nina, the fleet of Christopher Columbus), which anchored in the bay of Jericoacoara in 1499.[2] But this was not official at the time as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was signed in the same year.
References
External links
- (English) Jericoacoara Park
- (English) Jericuacuara.com - The Complete Guide to Jericoacoara
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