Located in the State of Goiás, 250 km (about 150 miles) from Brasília and 500 Km (about 300 miles) from Goiânia, the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is located in a wonderful area, right in the heart of Brazil - the Chapada dos Veaderios. The park, created on  January 11, 1961 by decree nº. 49875/61 occupies an area of 65,515 acres. The visitors can enjoy its hot tropical, semi-humid climate, with average year temperatures of 24/26 degrees C, ranging from the minimum of 4/8 degrees C and reaching a maximum of 40/42 degrees C.

             With altitudes between 600 and 1650 meters, it corresponds to the highest plain in Central Brazil. The highest point of the park is Serra da Santana.

             The main river that flows in Veadeiros National Park is Rio Preto, a tributary of Tocantins River. Along its course, there are many waterfalls, as the Rio Preto Falls (12o meters high, 80 meters at the base) and the Cariocas. The canyons are just as beautiful, with walls of up to 40 meters high and valleys of up to 300 meters.

             Rock crystals ara present in the soil of the rich Cerrado, which is the name of the vegetation in this region, an open pasture. Forest are also present in the region, where more than 25 species of orchids can be found, besides other Brazilian species as Pau d'Arco Roxo, Copaíba (Copa Tree), Aroeira (California pepper tree), Tamanqueira (Cork Tree), Jerivá (variety of Palm Tree), Buritis (Wine-palm) and Babaçu (Babassu).

             The rich fauna of the region includes species threatened to extinction as the Campeiro and Pantanal deer, the Jaguar, the Maned Wolf and others as the Rhea (Brazilian ostrich), Seriema, Tapeti, Armadillo (Tatu Canastra), Anteater, Capybara (Capivara), Tapir (Anta), Green-Beek Toucan, Black Vulture, King Vulture.

             Besides having a Visitor Center, the Veadeiros National Park has special lodging for researchers. Visitors are accompanied by tour guides that can be reached in Alto Paraíso de Goiás or São Jorge village, neighboring the park.