The mountain range of Chapada Diamantina

The Cordillera do Espinhaço is a mountain range rich in mineral deposits such as iron, manganese, bauxite or gold, and is located on the Atlantic plateau, extending over the states of Minas Gerais (beginning north of the village Ouro Branco in the south of the capital Belo Horizonte) and going to the north of the state of Bahia, Chapada Diamantina being its prolongation.
The northeastern limit of this cordillera lies at the border with the state of Piauí in the north.
With a width of more or less 100 km, this massif constitutes the division between the river São Francisco and the rivers that descend directly to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is considered a world biosphere reserve because it is one of the richest regions of the planet, thanks to its great biological diversity.
Indeed, the state of Minas Gerais is located at the intersection of the three great biomasses of Brazil, Mata Atlântica, Cerrado and Caatinga.
On the other hand, it is the only cordillera of Brazil, relatively extended (a few thousand quilometers) and is intersected by summits and valleys (the highest being Pico do Itambé being 30km (as the crow flies) small town of Diamantina in Minas Gerais).

*At the north of the range mountains

The chapada is a rock formation of an altitude of more than 600 meters which has a flat part in its upper part, surface due to erosion. Naturally, flat surface terrains meet all around at a more or less equal altitude, separated by the sources of numerous streams that have cut the rocks over time.
The Chapada Diamantina is the most important chapada of the Brazil.

*The village of Palmeiras

*The historical village of Lençóis

*At the south of the mountains, the village of Mucugê and the surroundings.

The Municipal Park of Mucugê contains a small museum that tells the story of the researchers of precious stones, gold, diamonds, ... (the garimperos) and also offers an environment for whitch must enjoy, both for the landscapes as for the cachoeiras (waterfalls).

The river Paraguaçu passed through the waterfall called Sibéria and below will meet various other streams until the Baía de Todos os Santos.

The waterfall called cristais.
Well sheltered from view, at the bottom of a small valley.

*The village of Igatu

*The village of Andaraí

The Cordillera do Espinhaço covers 11 conservation units and environmental protection (APB - Área de Proteção Ambiental) in the State of Minas Gerais which are:

You can found the influences of Cerrado biomass or Mata Atlantica based the geographical location in the park (west area or zone),