Chapada Diamantina

As promised here is the post from Chapada Diamantina.

Given its name after diamond rush in the middle 1800s Chapada became famous for its nature with green valleys and variety of flora and fauna.

After a long way from Salvador to Palmeiras we got out of our bus and took a car to the next valley called Vale do Capão. The original plan was to have a look on the second world highest waterfall called Fumaça ( Smoke Waterfall) and then take a Vale do Paty trail to the next village, which should take around four days.

Unfortunately it didn´t happen, cause I got sick after carneval and wasn´t able to walk more than four hours a day. This caused that we made only shorter trips around our camping.

Also my SD-card got broken after three days, so there are not so many images from this week :( sorry.

Still you can have a look at some ...

Chapada was built by force of water taking its way through the mountains. So there are a lot of waterfalls like this Von Chapada Diamantina

and this Von Chapada Diamantina

and this. Von Chapada Diamantina

Capão village, the place we stayed. Von Chapada Diamantina

There are not really good roads so horse is sometimes the best ... Von Chapada Diamantina

A view on castello mountain. Von Chapada Diamantina

Still there are cars on the roads ... overtaking each other. Von Chapada Diamantina

Here we stayed for one day when I didn´t feel well. Von Chapada Diamantina

The same place from another view. Von Chapada Diamantina

A beautiful sunset on the way home. Von Chapada Diamantina

Everpresent hardworking ants. Von Chapada Diamantina

Morning view from a tent. Von Chapada Diamantina

Begin of the trail to Fumaça waterfall. Von Chapada Diamantina

On the way to Fumaça. Von Chapada Diamantina

Not far from here the water is falling 380 m deep :) It looks very quiet. Von Chapada Diamantina

So thats it. Fumaça. Von Chapada Diamantina

Me looking down very shy ... Von Chapada Diamantina

and Javiera almost without any scare. Von Chapada Diamantina

After one week we went home happy and clean, with new power for further travel.

Now I´m staying in Rio de Janeiro, so look forward on nice pictures taken from Sugar Loaf :)