Semper-Vivas National Park

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"Semper-Vivas" ( Paepalanthus ), Serra da Canastra (mountain range)

The Semper Vivas National Park is a protected area established on December 13, 2002 in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil . It extends over 1,245.55 km² in the area of ​​the municipalities Diamantina , Buenópolis , Bocaiúva and Olhos D'Água on the upper reaches of the Jequitinhonha River. The higher parts reach into the water-rich Serra do Espinhaço with waterfalls and gallery forest . Mata Atlântica grows in the lower elevations .

The name of the national park refers to the "semper-vivas" ( paepalanthus ), endemic flowers of Minas Gerais. Many families make a living from collecting the plants, which they sell to traders in Diamantina for a low price. From there they are exported to Japan at a high profit . These activities are now illegal, but are (still) tolerated.

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Coordinates: 17 ° 48 ′  S , 43 ° 48 ′  W