Guartelá State Park
state park in Paraná, Brazil
The Guartelá State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Guartelá) is a state park in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
It protects the Guartelá Canyon, its surroundings and the area's natural environment.
Location
The Guartelá State Park is in the municipality of Tibagi, Paraná.
It has an area of 798.97 hectares (1,974.3 acres).
It includes the Ponte de Pedra waterfall, about 180 metres (590 ft) high, and the Córrego Pedregulho, a stream with natural cascades and "baths".
There are rock paintings created by prehistoric residents, which can only be visited accompanied by a local guide.
The rock paintings are about 7,000 years old.
There are also traces of Jesuits and cattle drovers from the colonial era.
History
The Guartelá State Park was created by decree 1,229 of 27 March 1992 to protect an area of rich natural and archaeological heritage in the region of the Iapó River canyon.
The park was created by Governor Roberto Requião.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Guartelá State Park” as state park in Paraná, Brazil. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10345072. Authority coordinates are -24.562, -50.256. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1992.
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