Campos do Jordão
State Park is an
Integral Protection
Conservation Unit
of the Mata Atlântica
Biosphere Reserve
in the state of
São Paulo.
The park is located in the upper part of
Serra da Mantiqueira
mountain range at the state division between São Paulo and Minas Gerais
(see
map).
The park protects São Paulo's largest
portion of conifers, among others the famous
Paraná Pine Tree
(Araucaria)
which is home to the endemic Vinaceous Amazon (Papagaio-de-peito-roxo).
From the 1.964 m high
Pedra do Baú Rock there is a fantastic view on 52 cities os southern Minas Gerais and Vale do Paraiba.
The houses and buildings in the city center remember a little of Germany and Switzerland.
