The Grand Canyon National Park document summarizes the history, climate, wildlife, activities, and filming locations of the park. It describes how the park allows visitors to see some of the oldest rocks and fossils on Earth dating back 1,700 million years. The park receives over 4.5 million visitors annually who can enjoy activities like hiking, mule rides, and scenic spots while experiencing the desert landscape and observing more than 1,000 animal species and 300 bird species that call the canyon home. Famous films like "The Lone Ranger" have also used the canyon's unique formations as backdrops.

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"It ispossible to
go back to ap-
proximately
1700 million
yearsago to de-
scribe the history
of thisamazing
place."
"Presenting some
of the oldest
rockson earth
and more than a
thousand caves,
cavernsand nu-
merousfossils
dating back to
the
Precambrian."
"With 4.5 million
visitsevery year,
thisworld her-
itage site still
amazesthe
whole world with
all the speciesof
animalsand
views."
Arizona- United states
GRAND CANYON
NATIONAL PARK
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THE PARK
GRAND CANYON HISTORY
The Grand Canyon located in the north of
Arizona became a National Monument on the
11th January 1908, by proclamation of Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt and was redesigned
as a national park on 26th February 1919.
In 1979, the park was declared a world her-
itage site by Unesco.
The park receives approximately 4.5 million
visitors each year. Visitors increases during
summer (June to August),
It is possible to go back to approxi-
mately 1700 million years ago to de-
scribe the history of the Grand Canyon.
With some of the oldest rocks, fossils,
grooves and more than a thousand
caves and caverns .
There are numerous fossils, including
the oldest dating back to the Precam-
brian. Grand Canyon has been home to
native Americans for thousands of
years. Several tribes such as the
Apaches that were living there by hunt-
ing and gathering. There is not much in-
formation about them nowadays.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
FAUNA
The Grand Canyon has many different species of animals,
mostly invertebrates (+1000 species) and birds (+300
species). We can also find mammals, reptiles and some
amphibians and fish.
Several species that are threatened, endangered or only
found there are living in the Grand Canyon.
The most common animals are cougars, bobcats, wild goats,
deer, rabbits, California condors, bats, wolves, squirrels and
varied lizards and snakes.

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WHATTO DO
FILMOGRAPHY
Many films, series and documentaries like "The
Lone Ranger", "Fort Apaches" and "The searchers"
have been filmed in the Grand Canyon.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
CLIMATE
It is well known for its desert landscape.
The climate is characterized by the aridity
and the altitude. Just like much of Arizona.
The annual rainfall on South Rim is 380
mm/year
There are various activities to do there such
as:
helicopter flights, tours, walks, helicopter
flights, rafting, bungee jumping, horseback
and mule riding by historical areas, walk up
to the spot of Bright Anjel, route up to the
spot imperial,
a day hiking
the canyon...
and many
other things.
There is an
aisle of glass
called Grand
Canyon
Skywalk for
visitors.
The park consists of different
spots you can visit such as the
Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe
Bend, The Wave or the south
rim and north rim.
North Rim with the imperial spot and bright anjel view
Skywalk
antelope canyon
Horseshoe bend
The wave
South rim