UNESCO World Heritage Site

Serra da Capivara National Park

Serra da Capivara National Park is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Brazil, inscribed in 1991.

Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old. They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest human communities of South America.

Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old. They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest human communities of South America.

Country
Brazil
Region
South America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1991
UNESCO reference
606
Area
130,600 ha

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