Morro Di Pai Inaçia

Late in the afternoon we ascended a Mesa in the centre of the Chapada Diamantina park. The views were superb in all directions. The area had been a diamond mine in the 1800s. the mines had deaf forested the whole region to gain better access to the terrain. In the 1960s it was declared a nature reserve and reafforestation has begun. The terrain protected versus unprotected is clearly visible as the vegetation is returning to the protected areas. There are apparently three kinds of jaguars that live in the park.