Serra da Capivara National Park

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**Serra da Capivara National Park**¹
**UNESCO World Heritage Site**

State Party	Brazil
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii
Identification	#606
Region²	Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1991 15th WH Committee Session
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/606
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO

Serra da Capivara National Park is a national park in the north east of Brazil. It has many ancient caves bearing cave paintings. The park was created to protect the prehistoric artifacts and paintings found there. It became a World Heritage Site in 1991.

It is located in southeast Piauí, between latitudes 8º 26' 50" and 8º 54' 23" south and longitudes 42º 19' 47" and 42º 45' 51" west. It falls within the municipal areas of São Raimundo Nonato, São João do Piauí, Coronel José Dias and Canto do Buriti. It has an area of 1291.4 square kilometres (319,000 acres).

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World Heritage Sites in Brazil

Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves · Brasília · Central Amazon Conservation Complex · Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas · Diamantina · Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves · Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas · Goiás · Iguaçu · Olinda · Ouro Preto · Pantanal Conservation Area · Salvador de Bahia · Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas · São Luís · Serra da Capivara

with Argentina
Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis)

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Coordinates: 8°40′S 42°33′W

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