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'''Lake Caracaranã''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''Lago Caracaranã''') is a lake in the [[Normandia, Roraima|Normandia]] municipality of [[Roraima]], [[Brazil]]. The lake is located in the [[Raposa Serra do Sol]] indigenous territory.<ref name="globo">{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2014/04/em-rr-lago-caracarana-ficara-aberto-visitacao-neste-fim-de-semana.html |title=Em RR, lago Caracaranã ficará aberto à visitação neste fim de semana|website=Globo.com|language=pt|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> |
'''Lake Caracaranã''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''Lago Caracaranã''') is a lake in the [[Normandia, Roraima|Normandia]] municipality of [[Roraima]], [[Brazil]]. The lake is located in the [[Raposa Serra do Sol]] indigenous territory.<ref name="globo">{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2014/04/em-rr-lago-caracarana-ficara-aberto-visitacao-neste-fim-de-semana.html |title=Em RR, lago Caracaranã ficará aberto à visitação neste fim de semana|website=Globo.com|language=pt|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Lake Caracaranã is one of the tourist destinations of the state of Roraima. It has some tourist facilities and is located {{convert|217|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]], the state capital.<ref name="globo"/> The lake is surrounded by white sandy beaches with cashew trees and a view on the [[Pacaraima Mountains]] in the background.<ref name="palaeo"/> |
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After the demarcation of the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, access to the lake was closed. It reopened in 2013 and tourists now have pay a nominal fee to visit the lake or stay overnight.<ref name="palaeo">{{cite journal | last = Campello Cordeiro | first = Renato | date = 2014 | title = Palaeofires in Amazon: Interplay between land use change and palaeoclimatic events | journal = Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | publisher = Elsevier | volume = 415 | pages = 137–151 | doi = 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.07.020 | url = https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01139579 }}</ref> Alcohol consumption is [[Alcohol prohibition|forbidden]] in the reservation.<ref name="globo"/> The regional centre for the Amerindian reserve is located on the lake.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cir.org.br/site/2021/03/18/50a-assembleia-geral-dos-povos-indigenas-de-roraima-elege-a-nova-coordenacao-do-cir/ |title=50ª Assembleia Geral dos Povos Indígenas de Roraima elege a nova coordenação do CIR|website=Conselho Indígena de Roraima |date=18 March 2021|language=pt}}</ref> |
After the demarcation of the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, access to the lake was closed. It reopened in 2013 and tourists now have pay a nominal fee to visit the lake or stay overnight.<ref name="palaeo">{{cite journal | last = Campello Cordeiro | first = Renato | date = 2014 | title = Palaeofires in Amazon: Interplay between land use change and palaeoclimatic events | journal = Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | publisher = Elsevier | volume = 415 | pages = 137–151 | doi = 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.07.020 | url = https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01139579 }}</ref> Alcohol consumption is [[Alcohol prohibition|forbidden]] in the reservation.<ref name="globo"/> The regional centre for the Amerindian reserve is located on the lake.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cir.org.br/site/2021/03/18/50a-assembleia-geral-dos-povos-indigenas-de-roraima-elege-a-nova-coordenacao-do-cir/ |title=50ª Assembleia Geral dos Povos Indígenas de Roraima elege a nova coordenação do CIR|website=Conselho Indígena de Roraima |date=18 March 2021|language=pt}}</ref> |
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  Lake Caracaranã | |
| Location | Roraima, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 3°50′39″N 59°47′00″W / 3.8442°N 59.7832°W |
| Surface area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
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Lake Caracaranã (Portuguese: Lago Caracaranã) is a lake in the Normandia municipality of Roraima, Brazil. The lake is located in the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous territory.[1]
Lake Caracaranã is one of the tourist destinations of the state of Roraima. It has some tourist facilities and is located 217 km (135 mi) from Boa Vista, the state capital.[1] The lake is surrounded by white sandy beaches with cashew trees and a view on the Pacaraima Mountains in the background.[2]
After the demarcation of the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, access to the lake was closed. It reopened in 2013 and tourists now have pay a nominal fee to visit the lake or stay overnight.[2] Alcohol consumption is forbidden in the reservation.[1] The regional centre for the Amerindian reserve is located on the lake.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Em RR, lago Caracaranã ficará aberto à visitação neste fim de semana". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Campello Cordeiro, Renato (2014). "Palaeofires in Amazon: Interplay between land use change and palaeoclimatic events". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 415. Elsevier: 137–151. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.07.020.
- ^ "50ª Assembleia Geral dos Povos Indígenas de Roraima elege a nova coordenação do CIR". Conselho Indígena de Roraima (in Portuguese). 18 March 2021.
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