Reserva Extrativista Mapuá - Reserva Extrativista Mapuá

heavenly

Preserved and beautiful nature.

Place that god put his hand

I was in this Reserve in 2014. Beautiful place, with many residents. I don't know if I have photos, maybe on the face, but I say for sure that there are places in our Amazon that are worth visiting, this is one of them. The Mapuá Reserve (Breves - PA), due to my travel experiences, borders the Terra Grande and Pracuuba Extractive Reserve (Curralinho - PA) and the municipality of Anajás - PA, (I do not know any other borders). Access to this place is done only by river, or by helicopter (but go for me, helicopter is much cooler ?, even though I use a boat ??). An interesting point to be highlighted regarding the access to this place, refers to the fact that in the Amazonian winter, with the "big water" it is possible to know, without so many problems, a good part of the place (after hours of traveling inside, of course), already in strong summer, possibly, the waters will be very shallow, and the access to the most distant places will be much more difficult, so that, in some points it will be necessary to move from bigger boats to some very small ones, and you may need to get off this and pull the canoe a little bit, just for a change ?. The most distant villages (much more), according to what I saw, start from Vila Cumaru, later (about 1h and 30m, if my memory serves me correctly, and depending on the river vehicle used, of course), we have Canta Galo and far ahead we will find villages like Santa Maria, Canatucum and the one I consider to have the most beautiful scenery: Lago do Jacaré and Carnauba. Hours ahead of this, we will find Vila Maria do Carmo and Japiim. I visited them once (unique experience, wonderful places). A good part of the Mapua people are descended from the Mapuas Indians, warrior people, and of strong temperament, another part was attracted by the abundant hunting and fishing (of the time), others by the activity with the syringe (this was one of the reasons why the population entered both in the woods). Until 2014, the place had a few thousand residents. It is said, about Lago do Jacaré, that in the beginning the place was, in fact, full of the reptiles that give it its name: the alligators, possessing other rich varieties of fauna and flora (now it is no longer seen, at least the alligator). Activities such as hunting and fishing for subsistence are still common. In this place there is, in fact, a lake, it is most beautiful seen in person. The water for most of the length of the river in the reserve is dark and very cold. The people have a varied source of income: flour production, school work, carpentry, extraction of açai for sale, among others. Its main distractions (not everyone's) are football and some parties. In the higher parts the religion is predominantly Catholic. As for the names that rise in the place, I highlight the name of the well-known and deceased "colonel" Joaquim Nunes Hortas, Portuguese and patriarch of some of the upper Mapua.

Many learning joy and peace.

Place of splendid natural beauty!

MAPUA.residential resident on the banks of the river. I love this place