Mustangi, Meika A. 1993 journal 51 Parque Estadual de Ibitipoca - MG woodcreeper) in Tomahawk traps. Parque Estadual de Ibitipoca - MG The park is located on the western slope of the Serra da Mantiqueira on the Serra do Ibitipoca, at 1050m to 1784m altitude. The scarpment divider the river basins of the Rio Grande and Rio Paraiba do Sul. SE corner of state of Minas Gerais. It is 1488 ha in area, in the municipio of Lima Duarte, 3 Km away from Vila de Concei- cão do Ibitipoca. The park was created in 1973 and is one of the few parks in the state which fundiary situation has been totally legalized (= the land bought from its origi- nal owners). It includes many caves, including the largest quartzite cave in the whole S. America. Many tourists come to hike around the park during week- end, and holidays. Its camping area can support 500 people. Vegetation comprises "campos de altitude" and montane forest (w/ 1 area of 140 ha). Epiphytes (orchids, bromeliads, ferns) are very common in the park. The rainy season goes from November to March, the dry