The fossilized skeleton of a man was found in 1999 close by the Exhibition Center, and was transferred to the Museum of Archeology and Ethnology of the University of São Paulo in 2000.

It was nicknamed Luzio, a reference to the 11,000-year-old skeleton of Luzia found in Belo Horizonte that is thought to be the oldest in the Americas.

[4] Attractions include the Mirante do Aleixo, a look-out at 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level above the city of Cajati and the hills of the park, the Cachoeira do Azeite, a waterfall at the source of the Azeite River, the Gruta da Capelinha and the Cachoeira and Andorinhas trails.

The Gruta da Capelinha was the hiding place of Captain Carlos Lamarca and his 16 guerrillas of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VRP) in 1969.

[3] The BR-116 highway runs through the center of the park for 60 kilometres (37 mi), with steady traffic day and night.

Some of the local people sell forest products beside the highway, including wild animals, palmito jussara (Euterpe edulis) and hardwoods.