The natural beauty of Matutu seems to inspire everyone toward art. Making beauty is a major vocation in the life of many people -- it appears everywhere. I came under the same artistic spell. Building the previous post inspired me to do another one, presenting some of my previously published (and unpublished) images. Here are a few favorites from Matutu.
First, where exactly is Matutu? It's near Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais in the center of the triangle described by Brazil's three largest cities -- Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Second,what makes it so special? Many things, but consider this simple statistic: within 30 miles of Aiuruoca there are 8 named mountain peaks and 28 major waterfalls. The town itself is over 300 years old going a back to the early days of the gold rush and today many think that it's the fusca (Brazilian VW Beetle) captital of the world. Here's my photo album about it.
OK. Here are the images. Click on them to get descriptions and larger sizes.
If you'd like to visit Matutu and you're looking for a lovely pousada
(bed and breakfast) to stay at you might check out these places:
Mandala das Águas
Pedra Fina
2 comments:
It's so beautiful there, and there are some really nice photos on this page too Lou.
Hiya,
I was trying to find out where Matutu was as my son who lives in UK went there Sept. 2007 and it was difficult to find out exactly where he had been!! He sent me a photo today of him sitting by a waterfall in Matutu so hence my search this morning. I can see what a beautiful place it must be. I have not been to S. America - yet -but living in Bunbury in Western Australia right now. Thanks for sharing with us. Jerry (female!)
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