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Peruaçu Caves in Brazil Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The Peruaçu Caves in Brazil's Minas Gerais State have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized for their 'exceptional natural beauty,' geological significance, and rich prehistoric rock art.

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Declares UNESCO to Cavernas do Peruaçu in Brazil as a new world heritage Brazil adds a new natural and cultural jewel to its list of recognized sites: the Cavernas do Peruaçu. Send to MSN Feed:

The area of conservation in Minas Gerais, which covers cannons and caverns, has as biomas Cerrado, Caitanga and Atlántica The National Cavenas Park of Peruaçu, in Minas Gerais, was recognized as the Natural World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision was announced on the last Sunday (13), during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Paris, France, and held by th…

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The announcement was made this evening from Paris, where the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) meets. Area protected since 1999, the park integrates a area of 564 square kilometres of forest below the Perauçu river, in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. UNESCO pointed out that the park is "situated in the intersection of the organisms Cerrado, Caatiga and Mata Atlantic …

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The Parque National Cavernas do Perauçu, in Minas Gerais, was recognized as the Natural World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision was announced on this Sunday (13), during the session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. “The title confers upon Peruucu as an exceptional universal value site, by its unique combination of geologic, archaeological, ecological and landscape rel…

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The Caverns of Peruaçu, an extension of canyons and caves taxed with prehistoric rock art in Brazil, were inscribed this Sunday on the list of UNESCO's world heritage, the international organization announced.Located in northern Minas Gerais state, Peruaçu's Caverns National Park covers about 56,500 hectares of landscapes sprouted from colossal caves. Some, up to six kilometers in length, are among the largest underground spaces in the world, ac…

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UOL broke the news in Brazil on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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