Ibitipoca State Park Pictures

• Site Map

  This map is given free of charge at the site. It helps the visitors to walk around and visit all the official landscapes.

• View of the Site

  After a very exhausting trail that goes up of one of the hills near the camping site, we turn back and see the site itself. At the very bottom we can see the camping area, which is made by the white spots near the house. This is just the beginning of the trail to Janela do Céu, or Window to Heaven, an incredibly tall waterfall that makes it look like the river is just disappearing when looked from above -- which is the perspective that everyone's expected to have.

• At One of the Highest Spots

  After walking a bit more over the hill, we reach one of its highest spots, where a large rock awaits to allow us to rest. From there we can see everything around us with many miles of range.

• Inside a Large Tunnel

  Ibitipoca is a rich place in mainly two things: caves and waterfalls. This is a large tunnel of one of the caves, probably from the complex of the Três Arcos or a nearby one.

• Cachoeirinha

  In the middle of the way to Janela do Céu, there's a tiny river shore and a waterfall called Cachoeirinha, or Little Fall.

• Stream to Janela do Ceu

  We choosed the hardest way to get to Janela do Céu, but also the prettiest one. We have to swim through a river between 6 to 12 feet high stone walls. Notice that all the water in Ibitipoca has this peculiar color.

• Lake by Janela do Ceu

  After swimming through the river shown above, we reach the small lake that ends on Janela do Céu. That's me, err.. posing.

• A Water Tunnel

  The day after, we went in the opposite direction, to the Monkey Fall, again by the hardest but prettiest way, which is following the river. At some point, the river disappears into one of its walls, making a water tunnel, to reapper a few yards after.

• More of the Water Tunnel

  Another spot on the Water Tunnel.

• The Stone Bridge

  Going farther, we reach the Stone Bridge. It's a natural bridge that was originally just a wall that once got pierced by the river, which flows beneath it.

• Monkey Waterfall

  When we reach the Monkey Fall, we're at the top of the fall, where some nutty people jump down. We choosed to climb it down though.

• A Taller Waterfall

  Continuing to walk a bit after the Monkey Fall, we meet this astonishing waterfall.

• The Taller Waterfall from Above

  Same waterfall saw from above.

• Entering the Bromélias Cave

  Later that day, we headed to the Bromélias Cave. It's a very deep cave that goes down about 2 quilometers into the ground.

• Duó in a Narrow Tunnel

  After crossing the danger line -- you know, that yellow and black tape that prohibits people to go further -- very deep into the cave, we found some interesting narrow tunnels to crawl into.

• Crawling into a Very Narrow Tunnel

  My turn on the crawling thing.

• Me and Duó in a Hidden Room

  The other day, we went to see the last part of the park, on the upper right corner of the map. At some point of the trail there's a small lake where we can swim through an underwater tunnel and find this hidden room with a small fall inside.

• Me and Gustavo at Prainha

  A beautiful small shore by a lake.

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