Chapada Imperial Nature Reserve
DF-220 Km 9 | Brazlandia, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Description:
Chapada Imperial is part of Brazil’s ecological reserve, which has survived since 1986 and includes the Cerrado region. Chapada Imperial has an area of about 4,800 hectares. It is currently the largest natural park preserved in the Federal District.
The reserve is inhabited by various species of animals that exist here in their natural habitat. Among them are many endangered and protected by the state species - such as jaguar, mane wolf, giant anteater, giant battleship.
Chapada Imperial houses cliffs and canyons covered with typical Cerrado vegetation that are more than a billion years old. The flora of the area is very rich and has a high biological value.
Chapada Imperial has an advantageous location: the reserve is located on the highest point of the Federal District - 1342 meters above sea level and 50 kilometers from the center of the federal capital.