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National park in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Catimbau National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Catimbau) is a semi-arid protected natural area with dry scrubby terrain, known for its large archaeological site containing 2,000 caves with pre-historic cave drawings estimated to be 6,000 years old. The park is in Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil.
By bus
From Recife, Progresso operates several buses per day to the town of Arcoverde, which is only a few minutes by taxi to the park entrance.
By car
You can rent a car in Recife and drive to the park, which is 290 km west of Recife via highway BR-232 to Arcoverde.
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