What to do and see in Sao Carlos, State of Sao Paulo (SP): The Best Free Things to do

Parque Ecológico de São Carlos offers to you ... Preservation, Education and Leisure! Come and visit us! mission Preserve, conserve and educate, protecting Native Fauna and South America. Description The area where the Ecological Park of San Carlos was created, was to the 60's, a public pool, known as the Municipal Pool Espraiado and the remnants of this era can be seen in the current Lake Patos. Later, during the 70s a Foundation was created and deployed, receiving the name of FUPESC, its inauguration was held on September 9, 1976, the date that the Ecological Park adopted as inauguration and birthday. In the mid 80s, the Ecological Park passed control to the City of San Carlos and in 1989 a Master Plan, which outlined a philosophy of work, to handle and study the Brazilian fauna and conserve biodiversity was prepared by research and environmental education. The Ecological Park of Sao Carlos, known as CFSP has the name of a recognized Medical Veterinarian, Dr. Antonio Teixeira Vianna, who among other achievements created the breed of cattle Canchim along EMBRAPA of San Carlos. Joined definitive IBAMA in 1991, currently offers the CFSP population contemplative leisure and environmental education by attending schools with guided tours, courses, lectures and exhibitions. To create an attractive and playful environment, facilitating learning, the enclosures that house the various species of wild animals are acclimatised according to their biomes such as the Cerrado and the Plain Patagonia. The CFSP provides well being of the animals under their care and this can be seen with the reproductive success of several species, including endangered species such as the Golden Lion Tamarin, Black Lion Tamarin, tapir among others. Beyond the area of ​​multiple use, where the enclosures of animals, the administrative departments, veterinarian, nursery, kitchen animal and environmental education center are located, the park also has an area of ​​permanent preservation, which is located to the east of fountainhead of Espraiado, which still provides good quality water and the residents of San Carlos.