Itinguçu State Park
| Itinguçu State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual do Itinguçu | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Barra do Una (foreground) and Itinguçu State Park (hills)
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| Nearest city | Peruíbe, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 24°23′49″S 47°03′50″W / 24.396888°S 47.063917°WCoordinates: 24°23′49″S 47°03′50″W / 24.396888°S 47.063917°W |
| Area | 5,040 hectares (12,500 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 12 December 2006 |
The Itinguçu State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Itinguçu) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The Itinguçu State Park covers a group of mountains along the Atlantic coast to the southwest of the town of Peruíbe. The park is in the municipality of Peruíbe on the south coast of São Paulo. It is divided into two sections. The Núcleo Itinguçu, a conservation unit in the Juréia-Itatins Mosaic of conservation units, receives most of the visitors. The Núcleo do Arpoador is only open for visits for the purpose of education or scientific research.
To the northeast the Guaraú River separates the park from the Balneário Garça Vermelha. The Atlantic Ocean forms the east and southeast boundary. The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge is offshore to the east. To the south it adjoins the Barra do Una Sustainable Development Reserve. To the west and northwest it adjoins the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station (ESEC), separated from the ESEC by the Una do Prelado River. The Ilha do Ameixal Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, which lies between two arms of the Una do Prelado, intrudes into the state park.
The Itinguçu State Park contains large areas of well-preserved Atlantic Forest, waterfalls, beaches, rocky shores, mangroves and salt marsh forest. It is rich in fauna, especially birds, including 30 species of hummingbirds and woodpeckers. The park has administrative facilities in the Guaraú Beach community, an auditorium with capacity for 40 people, a laboratory and a craft store. It is reached from there via the Guaraú Road. In the park itself there is parking, food kiosks and toilets. There are several marked trails with stairs and handrails. The park has the infrastructure to conduct educational programs, and provides environmental monitors for groups.
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