Serra do Catimbau - National Park, located in the state of Pernambuco. It was formed in 2002. At present, the total area of ​​the Serra do Catimbau equal to 62300 hectares. Park on the list of areas of Brazil, with special biological importance. The reason was, situated in its territory, one of the surviving today, the site Caatinga.

Another distinctive feature of the national park are the artifacts and prehistoric rock paintings of Brazil. The approximate age of the majority found in the territory of the Serra do Catimbau artifacts is about 6,000 years old. Currently, the park archaeologists discovered more than 30 historic monuments. Therefore, the territory of the Serra do Catimbau deservedly known as the archaeological park of Brazil, the second after Serradacapivara.

Speaking of the Caatinga, is to make a small clarification. The territory of the Caatinga is a white forest (Caatinga in the Portuguese language is translated as "white wood"). The total area of ​​Caatinga in the country is equal to 750,000 sq.km. This is roughly about 11% of the territory of Brazil. Often, these areas are engaged in cattle breeding and crop production (grapes, melon, papaya). Sometimes it happens that in areas of Caatinga severe drought occurs.

In general, Caatinga area in many ways similar to the African savanna. The reason for this similarity was the geographical location. Karting is located in Zone 2 seasons: dry for up to nine months and rainy, which lasts about three months. Precipitation here are irregular. Therefore, almost all the territory of the Caatinga in constant need of water reservoirs, desalination plants and modern irrigation system.

As for the flora, the predominant here stunted deciduous trees, cacti, succulents, suhostoykie grass and thorns.