An
awe- inspiring place in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is the Parque Nacional do Caraça. In this
park you can find the Caraça Monastery, which is a gotic style, and it was built from
1774 to 1779 for Lourenço, a monk who came from Portugal because of the local gold.
In
1820 the Sanctuary opened its doors to many students and created the Seminary school of
Caraça.
Nowadays the place brings tourists from everywhere in Brazil and the world. Caraça
Sanctuary is located at 1300 meters higher and an average temperature of 15celsius.
For naturalists whom appreciate hiking in the middle of birds singing and green
forests, this is the best place to spend unforgettable days.
With the help of a map or a guide you can visit amazing sites like Cascatinha, Tanque
Grande, Banho de Belchior, lagoons, Mirante, Taboão, etc. The visitor can enjoy Cascatona
a waterfall that is 90 meters high. And spend a night in Caraça where there is a special
attraction for the visitors. Every evenings around 7:00pm a family of wolves (lobos
Guará) pass by the staircase Nossa Senhora Mãe dos Homens church giving special memories
to the visitors.
