If foz do iguaçu is water tourism, Vila Velha Park is the Paraná version of Pedra Time […]
If Foz Do Iguaçu is water tourism, Vila Velha State Park is the Paraná version of Pedra Time.
They graduated for over 300 million years, its huge sandstone guardians up to 30 meters high are the main attractions of Ponta Grossa, a municipality about 1 hour from Curitiba, the capital of Paraná.
It is here that the first park of its kind is in the state, created just over 70 years ago and listed as a state historical heritage.
“Within the same unit [de conservação]With closer rock formations we have here, this is unique in the world, it is unique on the planet, “says Arandy Ferreira da Costa Jr., coordinator of Park operations.
Vila Velha State Park
For lack of one, the park can be seen from several points of view. It has traditional commercial courses, which can be made by bus, on foot or with your car, but also has a more pulled path with waterfall at the end and another with 22 km for the bicycle.
Whatever the chosen route, there will always be a unique formation that derives from those general fields, confusing our mind with their forms of boot, bottle, cup and camel, only to appoint some of those that can be seen in the unusual Sannitos circuit.
“The park is characterized by the predominance of the country vegetation, considered the last residue of Cerrado in southern Brazil. And we see this mosaic that interval these fields with Forests of Araucaria, a symbol of Paraná”, explains the biologist and researcher Mateus Alexandre.
Seen from afar or closely (very close, by the way), the sandstones of the park always seem to transport us in glacial times.
“This tells a little about the story of the planet. At the time of the formation of these sandstones, we were practically in Antarctica. It was a very cold environment and all the continents were united”, compares Costa Jr.
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What to do
Sandstones without images
It is in this simple path on wooden catwalks that the visitor finds the most famous formations of the park, such as the cup, the bottle, the start and the camel (or what other format your imagination can see).
Supported by water, heat and biological activities, for thousands of years, the sandstones can be seen in 1.1 km (half traces) and 2.7 km (complete route).
Furnas
Without internal access, the two deepest ovens of Paraná, the swallows and the Lambaris can be seen on the lookouts located inside the park.
These vertical entrance caves, covered with rich vegetation, can reach 200 meters in diameter and endemic species of the house such as Lambari di Furno.
Already the walls of the swallows of the swallows are shelter of thousands of collage failure swallows (Biscuta’s narrow street), which produce their rose and sunset.
Golden Lagoa
The third and last wake of the park’s basic circuit allows you to access this source of crystal clear waters, according to the incidence of sunlight, one of the furniture open to public visits.
With more than 5 meters deep, the attraction is only contemplative, as well as all the other ovens inside the park.
Fortza Trail
In a more rustic area of the park, in places that are not open for visits, this 13 km walk is high of difficulty and includes the crossing of the River Broken river through the ropes.
The guided path occurs only once a month, at 8 in the morning, to the visitors center, and crosses places such as sandstones and marine fossil paths, outcrops, Fortaleza and Campos Gerais.
However, the highlight of the walk is the bathroom in the waterfall waterfall, whose name dates back to the time of the Droves and their animals that were accidental in the sturdy relief of the river.
Adventure tourism
Vila Velha State Park also has separate paid activities, such as the climbing circuit on trees with 10 different activities, of over 120 meters in length; and the 200 -meter zip line with a unique view of Furna 2.
Night walk
On the new moon or complete Saturday, the visitor has this experience favored by the absence of urban lighting in the surroundings.
During the tour, which takes place from 17:30 to 22:30, the visitor travels for about 4 km, crossing the main sandstones of the park.
Bosque Vila Velha restaurant
Next to the Visitor Center, this plant with panoramic views of the park is known for the “Rump No Skewer”, a typical big pontish dish that refers to the Brazilian shipping force, a military unit created in 1943 for Brazil to combat the axis formed by Germany, Italy and Japan during the First World War.
The skewers, also known as “Elephant Ear”, arrive at the table in portions for a maximum of 3 people, in crops, baby picanha, chorizo or medallion, accompanied by garrisons such as salad, rice, beans, noodles and chips.
There is only there
Land of Macela, a native plant of the Campos Gerais di Paraná used to combat digestive diseases, the park also houses some special species, such as Cactus Bolinha (Parody Carambeiennsis), endemic of the Campos Gerais region and, extremely threatened of extinction.
“The vast majority of the populations of this cactus is outside the conservation units, which ends up raising concern for this species”, warns Alexandre, who is currently a doctoral student in the botany area.
Although they are not exclusivity of the region, other species also give children in the park, such as Maiden Wolf, Bandeira Anteater and more than 230 species of birds, including migratory and residents.
Journey traveling to the agenda
To see the monumentality of this rocky legacy, in its entirety, be sure to visit the lookout on the museum roundabout, on top of the park, near one of the internal bus stops.
From there, you can see the sequence of sandstones, which resemble more pieces of immense outdoor bowling.
How to come
For logistical reasons, for this relationship, the Trip to the agenda He went by bus to Curitiba and, in the capital of Paraná, a car rented to reach the park.
The journey through the Tietê (SP) and Curitiba (PR) terminals lasts about 6:30 and is managed daily by viação cometa (viacaocometa.com.br), in 14 different programs.
One of the highlights is the bed ticket at 180 °, separated in cabins such as the airline executive lessons, as well as individual USB and air conditioning, kit with blanket and pillow and pampering on the road.
For those who go directly to Ponta Grossa, Viação Catarinense (catarinense.com.br) has a daily exit from the bus station Barra Funda (SP), whose journey lasts 8:30 and also has the CAMA option.
As with airlines, the JCA group also has a loyalty plan, considered a pioneer in the road transport sector in the use of the concept of gamification.
With a base of participants with over 2 million, Club Giro (Clubgiro.com.br) works as if it were a game, whose points are not only linked to the frequency of the members of the members, but also to the interaction made within the application.
In addition to the marketing of tickets of the main bus companies, the club has benefits in over 50 partners travel, food, drinks, electronics, clothing, accessories, among others.
Circulating
From Curitiba to Vila Velha Park is about 91 km away, about 1h15 travels.
It is worth remembering that the private car is essential to circulate both in large pontic and to the natural attractions of the surrounding environment, generally separate and on the banks of the highways or with access to the dirt road without mobile services or public transport.
In case of Trip to the agendaWe rented a car in the shopping center moved Curitiba, in the center, with the return to the nearby shop São José Dos Pinhais (Movida.com.br).
One of the reasons for our choice for the company is its neutralization policy of CO2 emissions produced by customers, considered the only rental company to have such a proposal.
According to its mathematics to neutralize the carbon imprint, when a car rents, the customer pays $ 1 per day, the calculation moved produced by the lease, according to a mileage lap and the type of vehicle, and the amount is transformed into a reforestation into areas inside San Paolo and Pará.
Since the beginning of the plantation in 2009, the company has already represented almost 250,000 trees planted, such as the partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation, in which the rental company restores the biodiversity corridor of Araguaia, between Goiás and Pará, on the Banks of the Aragua and the rivers of Tocantini, united with the Cerverado and the Blue Biomes.
Throughout the journey, we have had changes to the script (there are people who pierce the agreed “angels” who appear with guidelines that seem the skies, or rather binary) and have had to ask for a change in return. But Movida offers 27 hours a day or three hours of courtesy at the time of return.
Know more
Vila Velha State Park
BR -376 Highway, km 515 s/n – Grossa Ponta/Paraná
Tickets from R $ 60
From Wednesday to the second, from 9:00 to 15:00, permanently until 17h.
* Trip to the agenda he traveled with the support of viação cometa and car rental.
Source: Terra
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