La Plata was founded in 1880 and was masterly planned to become the regional capital of the Buenos Aires province, with the first stones set on November 19th, 1888. Today, La Plata is a city of 1.2 million people (the 3rd largest in Argentina), with ~800,000 inside the "circunvalacion" (the "casco urbano") and ~150,000 outside (the "con-urbano"). Around the city is the circunvalacion, a hub of recreational activity with football pitches, football-tennis courts, space for picnics and mates, exercise equipment, and small restaurants dotted throughout.

This route begins in the "marco 22" where starts the trail on the graciosa road and goes backwards from the more common way, ending in the conservation park facility center called IAT.

This mountain range is well known has one of the most difficult and technical trails in Brazil, all in Amazon Forrest with more than 30 mountains.

Typically mountaineers takes to 3 to 6 days to complete it in the other direction. Belives that Backwards is more difficult, even with a little more gain only.