Guajará-Mirim State Park
The Guajará-Mirim State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual de Guajará-Mirim) is a state park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. It protects an area of savanna forest and transition into rainforest. It is in an area where there is great pressure from loggers and ranchers. A road was illegally cut through the park, apparently by loggers supported by local politicians. This received federal approval after the fact, since it provides access to areas otherwise cut off by flooding of the Madeira River.
| Guajará-Mirim State Park | |
|---|---|
| Parque Estadual de Guajará-Mirim | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Nearest city | Nova Mamoré, Rondônia |
| Coordinates | 10.538°S 64.455°W |
| Area | 216,568 hectares (535,150 acres). |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 23 March 1990 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental |
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