Patchi Valley- Chapada Diamontina

Lencois- Chapada Diamantina

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August 8th 2008
After travelling back down the coast to Salvador I went inland to a small village called Lencois (not the same one as before- about 600km west of Salvador) which is on the edge of Parque National Chapada Diamantina which is national park in the mountainous region which an area larger than the Netherlands- it has mountains, swaps, valleys, gorges, waterfalls, jungles, caves, natural swimming pools ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more