For the weekend we drove to the Chapada dos Veadeiros, a national park and stayed in tiny town of São Jorge. The park is a Cerrado, a grassland that adapts to fire destruction, every year. Last year 75 % of all the part was burned. The most interesting thing about this adaptation, is that the plants only germinate after the seed pods have been fire blasted. The roots of the plants are deep and the trunks of the short trees are thick and also fire resistant. To look at the beauty of this part lush expanse of trees, grasses, and flowers / part desert climate (hot and dry), you would never guess that it was a year away from such wide-spread destruction nor that this was part of its natural cycle. My favorite aspect was that for many of the plants, I only saw them once. This region boasts the highest biodiversity in Brazil. Here are some of my favorite "gems" seen in this beautiful park.
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| Blue and Yellow Macaws (Araras) |
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| Barboletta or Mariposa (Butterfly or Moth) |
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| wasp and their nest |
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| These would be the earrings (blinka) of the Cerrado |
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| And me! |
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