Mirante da Chapada, Centro Geodesico, Chapada dos Guimaraes, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil
In Chapada dos Guimarães, on the southern face of the walls, there is a natural viewpoint that overlooks the immense Pantanal plain and also from where you can see Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso.
In this viewpoint there is a geodesic landmark and many people have always believed that this place would be the ‘geodesic center of South America’, but it is only an altitude landmark and complements the old landmark located in Cuiabá, which is, according to geographers , The exact landmark of the center of South America.
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