Bosque Capão da Imbuia facts for kids

Bosque do Capão da Imbuia - Tourist attraction in Curitiba

Natural History Museum of Curitiba

The Bosque do Capão da Imbuia (grove) is a park in the city of Curitiba in Paraná, Brazil.

With a large size area of native forest, the grove has many attractions for tourists.

The main attractions are:

• "Path of the Araucaria" - a path in the woods with taxidermized animals;

• "Natural History Museum" - a museum that shows the typical fauna and flora of Brazil

The oldest tree in Curitiba is an Ocotea porosa that is almost a thousand years old. This tree is in "Bosque do Capão da Imbuia".

• Sganzerla, Eduardo and Rodrigues, Júlio C, authors: Curitiba, Curitiba: P.M.C. (ed.), 1996. p 310