30/06/2010

Iguazu National Park - your history


1542- Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca was one of the first Europeans to admire the majestic Iguaçú Falls.

1876- André Rebouças (an engineer) issues a proposal, which he sent to the Imperor, for the creation of the Guaira National Park.
1916 - The Father of Aviation, Santos Dumont, visits the area and is very impressed. He later influences the government of Paraná for the creation of a park and the area, which was then private property, is expropriated.

1930 - The expropriated area is expanded in 1916 in order to enable the creation of the Iguaçú National Park.
1939 - President Getulio Vargas officially creates the Iguaçú National Park.

1971 and 1972 - The survey activities for the expropriation of the areas to be indemnified are completed.

1978 - The last settler leaves the expropriated areas.

1980 - The rural areas inside the PNI are declared to be public assets by Decree nr. 84.653 and are expropriated in accordance with the legislation.

1981 - The Management Plan for the Iguaçú National Park is put in practice (main regulation instrument) .

1982 - The Public Use Plan is put in practice.

1986 - The Unesco (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) lists the Iguaçú National Park as Natural Heritage of Humanity.

1994 - The Emergency Plan in put in practice.

1997 - Reviewing of the Management Plan is started in order to evaluate the procedures implemented in 1981.

1999 - The work for remodeling the INP is started and the reviewing of the Park's Management Plan is completed.

2001 - Beginning of operations of the Park's new visitation structure.

Source: Cataratas do Iguaçu

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