Chapada das Mesas emerges as ecotourism destination in Maranhão

Chapada das Mesas is emerging as a significant ecotourism destination in southern Maranhão, Brazil, where the Cerrado vegetation meets the Amazon. The region encompasses over 160,000 hectares of environmental preservation areas between the municipalities of Carolina and Riachão.

Key attractions in the area include the Pedra Caída Complex, which features the 46-meter high Sanctuary Waterfall located within a narrow stone canyon. Other notable sites include the Itapecuru Waterfalls (also known as Twin Waterfalls) in the Chapada das Mesas National Park, and scenic navigation along the Tocantins River.