Serra do Divisor National Park
| Serra do Divisor National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Moa River in Serra do Divisor National Park
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 Location within Brazil
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| Location | Acre, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 8°22′S 73°20′W / 8.36°S 73.33°WCoordinates: 8°22′S 73°20′W / 8.36°S 73.33°W |
| Area | 8,463 km2 (3,268 sq mi) |
| Designation | National park |
| Established | 1989 |
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The Serra do Divisor National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor) is a 8,463 km2 (3,268 sq mi) national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near the Peruvian border. It also has the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters above sea level. It has been nominated by the Brazilian government as a Tentative World Heritage Site since 1998.
The Serra do Divisor National Park is divided between the municipalities of Rodrigues Alves (13.45%), Porto Walter (26.99%), Marechal Thaumaturgo (4.73%), Mâncio Lima (31.71%) and Cruzeiro do Sul (23.12%) in the state of Acre. It has an area of 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres). The park is bounded to the west by the border with Peru, which runs along the Serra Divisor mountain range. It adjoins the Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve along its southeast border. The Juruá River defines the eastern boundary of the southern section of the park. The Azul River defines the eastern boundary of the northern section. The conservation unit would be included in the proposed Western Amazon Ecological Corridor.
Main access is by boat, on the Moa or Jurua rivers, from the City of Cruzeiro do Sul. It has no tourism infrastructure.
The Serra do Divisor National Park was created by decree 97.839 on 16 June 1989 to protect and preserve sample of ecosystems, ensure preservation of its natural resources, and allow controlled use by the public, education and scientific research. The consultative council was created on 5 July 2002. The management plan was approved on 24 December 2002. In 2013, Rainforest Trust launched a campaign to fund the establishment of another national park in the same area on the Peruvian side of the border. The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.
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