List of national parks in Venezuela
In Venezuela there are 43 national parks , in addition also 36 natural monuments ( "Monumentos Naturales").
Venezuela's national parks are administered by the Instituto Nacional de Parques (abbreviation "Inparques"), which is subordinate to the Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente .
List of national parks in Venezuela:
Surname | Area in km² | founding | region | State | Natural space | photo |
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Aguaro National Park - Guariquito | 5,690 | 1974 | Los Llanos | Guárico | Los Llanos | |
Archipiélago de Los Roques National Park | 2.211 | 1972 | Las Islas | Dependencias Federales | Insular ( Los Roques ) | |
Canaima National Park | 30,000 | 1962 | Guiana | Bolívar | Escudo Guayanés | |
Cerro El Copey National Park - Jóvito Villalba | 71 | 1974 | Las Islas | Nueva Esparta | Insular | |
Cerro Saroche National Park | 323 | 1989 | Centro-occidente | Lara | Montañosa | |
Cerro Yapacana National Park | 3,200 | 1978 | Amazon | Amazon | Escudo Guayanés | |
Chorro El Indio National Park | 170 | 1989 | Los Andes | Tachira | Montañosa | |
Ciénagas de Juan Manuel National Park | 2,261 | 1992 | Occidente | Zulia | Cenagosa | |
Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park | 49 | 1969 | Occidente | Falcon | Montañosa | |
Dinira National Park | 453 | 1988 | Centro-occidente | Lara , Portuguesa , Trujillo | Montañosa | |
Duida-Marahuaca National Park | 3,737 | 1978 | Amazon | Amazon | Escudo Guayanés | |
El Ávila National Park | 852 | 1958 | Central region | Caracas Federal District, Miranda , Vargas | Montañosa | |
El Guacharo National Park | 627 | 1975 | Monagas y El Atlántico | Monagas | Montañosa | |
El Guache National Park | 125 | 1992 | Centro-occidente | Lara , Portuguesa | Montañosa | |
El Tamá National Park | 1,390 | 1978 | Los Andes | Táchira , Apure | Montañosa | |
General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park (Páramos El Batallón y La Negra) | 952 | 1989 | Los Andes | Mérida , Táchira | Montañosa | |
Guaramacal National Park | 215 | 1988 | Los Andes | Trujillo , Portuguesa | Montañosa | |
Guatopo National Park | 1,225 | 1958 | Central region | Miranda , Guárico | Montañosa | |
Henri Pittier National Park | 1,078 | 1937 | Central region | Aragua , Carabobo | Montañosa | |
Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park | 3,300 | 1978 | Guiana | Bolívar | Escudo Guayanés | |
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park | 200 | 1987 | Occidente | Falcon | Montañosa | |
Laguna de La Restinga National Park | 189 | 1974 | Las Islas | Nueva Esparta | Insular | |
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park | 391 | 1974 | El Caribe | Miranda | Littoral costera | |
Médanos National Park | 913 | 1974 | El Caribe | Falcon | Littoral costera | |
Macarao National Park | 150 | 1973 | Central region | Caracas Federal District, Miranda | Montañosa | |
Mariusa National Park | 3,310 | 1991 | Monagas y El Atlántico | Delta Amacuro | Deltaica | |
Mochima National Park | 949 | 1973 | El Caribe | Littoral costera | ||
Morrocoy National Park | 321 | 1974 | El Caribe | Falcon | Littoral costera | |
Parima-Tapirapeco National Park | 39,000 | 1991 | Amazon | Estado Amazonas | Escudo Guayanés Bosque Amazónico |
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Península de Paria National Park | 375 | 1978 | El Caribe | Sucre | Montañosa | |
Perijá National Park (Sierra de Perijá) | 2,953 | 1978 | Occidente | Zulia | Montañosa | |
Río Viejo National Park | 800 | 1992 | Los Llanos | Apure | Llanos Occidentales | |
San Esteban National Park | 445 | 1987 | Central region | Carabobo | Montañosa | |
Santos Luzardo Cinaruco National Park - Capanaparo | 5,844 | 1988 | Los Llanos | Apure | Montañosa | |
Serranía La Neblina National Park | 13,600 | 1979 | Amazon | Escudo Guayanés | ||
Sierra La Culata National Park | 2,004 | 1989 | Merida , Trujillo | Montañosa | ||
Sierra Nevada National Park (Mérida) | 2,764 | 1952 | Los Andes | Merida , Barinas | Montañosa | |
Tapo-Caparo National Park | 2,050 | 1993 | Los Andes | Estados Barinas, Mérida , Táchira | Montañosa | |
Terepaima National Park | 187 | 1976 | Centro-occidente | Lara , Portuguesa | Montañosa | |
Tirgua National Park | 910 | 1992 | Centro-occidente | Yaracuy , Cojedes | Montañosa | |
Turuepano National Park | 726 | 1991 | Sucre y El Atlántico | Sucre | Cenagosa | |
Yacambú National Park | 269 | 1962 | Central region | Aragua , Carabobo | Montañosa | |
Yurubí National Park | 237 | 1960 | Centro-occidente | Yaracuy | Montañosa |
Web links
- Outline map of the national parks in Venezuela
- Instituto Nacional de Parques in Venezuela (Spanish)
- BIOPARQUES (Spanish)
- Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente (Antiguamente Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales MARN) (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at nature.org.