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The Meeting of the Waters
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QUICK FACTS
Brazil is home to 21 UNESCO World Copaifera trees can live up to 400 years
Heritage Sites, including Iguaçu and grow to more than 100 feet tall
National Park, the world’s largest
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Copaifera are evergreen trees native to The unique ecosystem of the Amazon
Central and South America, where they includes more than 40,000 plant species.
flourish in tropical rainforest, including
the Amazon Rainforest.