List of national parks of Venezuela
The national parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks, covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory.
Statistics
Every Venezuela state has one or more national parks.
- 5 national parks - Lara, Amazonas
- 4 national parks - Falcón, Mérida, Miranda, Portuguesa, and Táchira.
- 3 national parks - Apure, Sucre, and Trujillo.
- 2 national parks - Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Distrito Capital, Guárico, Nueva Esparta, Yaracuy, and Zulia.
- 1 national park - Anzoátegui, Aragua, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Federal Dependencies, Monagas, and Vargas.
18 national parks are over 1000 km2; 15 over 2000 km2; 5 over 5000 km2 and 3 over 10,000 km2. The largest parks, in the Guayana Region, are Parima Tapirapecó National Park (39,000 km2) and Canaima National Park (30,000 km2).
List of national parks
See also
- List of national parks
- Venezuelan bolívar banknotes
References
- "Inparques | Parques y Monumentos". www.inparques.gob.ve. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for National parks of Venezuela.
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- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Parques de Venezuela
- (in Spanish) Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente (Ministry of Environment)
- National Parks in Venezuela
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