Driving through lakes and lagoons

Jericoacoara National Park 

The word Jericoacoara comes from Tupi (an indigenous language) and means "house of turtles." It is a town and a beach of Ceará, as well as the name of the national park created in its surroundings.

 They say that Lago Paraiso and Lake Tatajuba is a must see in Jeri.
In general, the roads around are bumpy and sandy. (forget about asphalt here!). You need a good driver and a 4x4 vehicle to drive around. Many times we were surprised where can you drive with those cars.


At first, little rafting through the river - a big trust to the guys!

On our way to Tatajuba lake, we saw parts of salty mangrove forest.

Tatajuba Lake

 Some quality time in the hammock:

 Sailing through mangrove to search for seahorses and crabs.

Male seahorse:


 Female seahorse:

 

Lagoa Paraiso  - muito bom !

The name suits it well. Here, you get a clear water, silence and great seafood.

 

Our remarks:

To get those trips in a high season - you need to bargain with your driver. Brazil is not a cheap country and the prices in high season can get really crazy here.

This is still not the top tourist destination in Brazil - maybe due to difficult access. They  say - electricity was set up here only 10 years ago. Before there was no commerce here, no foreigners... and no police (our friend - Alberto was happy about it). The closest big city is 3-4 hours away (by 4x4). It's gonna be interesting to follow how they manage the world cup there next year.

Jericoacoara National Park imposes regulations on inhabitants regarding building new places. This means, there will be never big agglomeration there. However, it's relatively easy for foreigners to buy a property in state of Ceara.