National Park Serradacapivara
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National Park Serradacapivara is located in the northeastern part of Brazil. It is primarily known for its numerous monuments of prehistoric rock art. After the archaeologists discovered in the park petroglyphs, Serradacapivara was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Based on the discovery of the remains, archaeologists have suggested that the area of ​​the park in the prehistoric era was densely populated, and there was the largest farm in ancient America.

A popular destination for tourists is the rock complex. Drawings on the walls of these rocks date back to around the 14th century. BC. For painting walls ancient people used natural colors: white plaster, red hematite, bone charcoal. Ancient drawings telling about animals and hunting, belong to the culture Nordeste. Later, depicting fanciful lines and geometric shapes - culture Agresti. Decipher the last still failed. Primitive man left traces not only in the form of drawings, numerous caves in the park have traces of artificial processing.

The remains of the ancient people of life refutes the theory about the origin of Asian American residents. Previously, it was believed that primitive people entered the North American continent through the Bering Strait 38,000 years ago, and in South America - only 13,000 years ago. Now it finds in Serradacapivara suggest that people lived in South America for 46.000 years ago. These discoveries were made by accident. Initially the territory Serradacapivara scientists attracted certain kinds of trees and cacti in the form of a candelabra.

But the park is not only famous for the remains of prehistoric settlements, but also rich fauna. A large number of rare animals live in Serradacapivara. These include giant armadillos, cougars, snakes, apes, alligators, panthers, false vampires, lovebirds and many others.

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