National Park jau is located in the state of Amazonia. This is one of the largest parks in Brazil. Jau was founded in 1980, and in 2000 was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO. In 2003, after Association with other protected areas, was included in the Central Amazon conservation complex.
Jau includes several ecosystems of Amazonia: flooded for many months of low floodplain, high floodplain, which periodically flood, and never flooded the territory of Mesopotamia. This morphology of the terrain and determines the nature of flora and fauna. On the diversity of the fauna as well is the influence of the "black river". They are deeper than normal, the water is transparent with a dark shade due to the remnants of decaying plants.
Jau is famous for its diversity of flora. Per hectare of forest occurs up to 180 different plant species. In the forest, only about 5 tiers of plants, of which three trees. Various species of palm trees - elephant, pachube, Eritrea, perio - make the top tiers. Just here you can find a great variety of figs and representatives of the legume family. Typical Brazilian Milk the tree also grows in a conservation Park in large numbers. It is known for its sweet fruits, similar in flavor to the milk. Grow in jau chocolate tree (cocoa), mahogany, ferns, different kinds of bromeliads, moss. Often there are giant fragrant flowers, intertwined with vines and aerial roots of trees and shrubs.
The Park and home to a large number of animals, including sloths, anteaters, manatees, opossums, armadillos, crocodile and black caimans.
In jau national Park hosts many eco-tours. The duration varied from a few hours to several days. Tourists are invited to hunting, fishing, horseback riding, Hiking, boat trips.
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