Serra da Capivara National Park

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national park

Serra da Capivara National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeastern Brazil renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock art and well-preserved archaeological sites documenting early human presence in the Americas.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Serra da Capivara region	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national park ⓘ
contains	archaeological sites with early human remains ⓘ archaeological sites with faunal remains ⓘ archaeological sites with hearths ⓘ archaeological sites with stone tools ⓘ prehistoric rock engravings ⓘ prehistoric rock paintings ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
established	1979 ⓘ
governingBody	Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	protected ⓘ
hasDiscoverySignificance	evidence of very early human occupation in South America ⓘ
hasEcosystem	dry forest ⓘ shrubland ⓘ
hasFeature	canyons ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature	sandstone formations ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainAttraction	archaeological trails ⓘ rock art sites ⓘ
hasTourismActivity	cultural tourism ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
knownFor	archaeological sites ⓘ evidence of early human presence in the Americas ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ
locatedIn	Piauí NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−03:00 ⓘ
locatedNear	Canto do Buriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Coronel José Dias NERFINISHED ⓘ João Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ São Raimundo Nonato NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Caatinga biome NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedAreaType	protected area ⓘ
researchField	archaeology ⓘ paleoanthropology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ
threatenedBy	insufficient funding ⓘ poaching ⓘ vandalism of rock art ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	1991 ⓘ

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Piauí → contains → Serra da Capivara National Park ⓘ

Piauí → hasNationalPark → Serra da Capivara National Park ⓘ

Piauí → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Serra da Capivara National Park ⓘ

Piauí → highestPoint → Serra da Capivara National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Serra da Capivara region