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The parks nationals of Venezuela constitute a major tourist attraction of Venezuela.
Listing
- Sede Principal by Inparques (Inparques, Instituto nacional de parques) Av. Francisco Fajardo, Edif. Sur del Museo de Transporte, Santa Cecilia, Caracas,
58 212 273 2887, fax : 58 212 273 2887, e-mail : [email protected] – official information on national parks and natural monuments (in Spanish)
Venezuelan Caribbean Islands
- 1 Los Roques Archipelago National Park (Parque nacional Archipiélago de Los Roques) (in the Venezuelan Caribbean Islands) – 221 120 ha, Ramsar site. Superb nature reserve accessible by plane from Caracas (approximately 80 km), then stay in a catamaran crisscrossing the fifty or so islands of the archipelago
- 2 Laguna de la Restinga National Park (Parque nacional Laguna de La Restinga) (on the island of Margarita (Venezuelan Caribbean Islands)) – 18,862 ha
- 3 Cerro El Copey-Jóvito Villalba National Park (Parque nacional Cerro El Copey-Jóvito Villalba) (on the island of Margarita (Venezuelan Caribbean Islands)) – 7,100 ha
Northeastern Venezuelan
- 4 Península de Paria National Park (Parque nacional Península de Paria) (in the state of Sucre (northeastern Venezuela)) – 37,500 ha
- 5 Cueva del Guácharo National Park (National Park El Guácharo) (in the states of Monagas and Sucre (northeastern Venezuela)) – 62,700 ha
- 6 Mochima National Park (Parque nacional Mochima) (in the states of Anzoátegui and Sucre (northeastern Venezuela)) – 94,935 ha
- 7 Turuépano National Park (Parque nacional Turuépano) (in the state of Sucre (northeastern Venezuela)) – 60,000 ha
Caracas
- 8 El Ávila National Park (Parque nacional Waraira Repano) (in the Federal District of Caracas and the states of Miranda and Vargas (Central Venezuela)) – 81,900 ha
- 9 Macarao National Park (Parque nacional Macarao) (in the Federal District of Caracas and the state of Miranda (Central Venezuela)) – 15,000 ha
Central Venezuela
- 10 Laguna de Tacarigua National Park (Parque nacional Laguna de Tacarigua) (in the state of Miranda (Central Venezuela)) – 39,100 ha
- 11 Guatopo National Park (Parque nacional Guatopo) (in the states of Miranda (Central Venezuela) and Guárico (Los Llanos)) – 122,464 ha
- 12 Henri Pittier National Park (National Park Henri Pittier) (in the states of Aragua and Carabobo (Central Venezuela)) – 107,800 ha
- 13 San Esteban National Park (in the state of Carabobo (Central Venezuela)) – 44,500 ha
Northwestern Venezuelan
- 14 Morrocoy National Park (Parque nacional Morrocoy) (in the state of Falcón (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 32,090 ha
- 15 Yurubí National Park (Parque nacional Yurubí) (in the state of Yaracuy (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 23,670 ha
- 16 Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park (Parque nacional Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro) (in the state of Falcón (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 4,885 ha
- 17 Los Médanos de Coro National Park (Parque nacional Los Médanos de Coro) (in the state of Falcón (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 91,280 ha
- 18 Terepaima National Park (Parque nacional Terepaima) (in the states of Lara (Northwestern Venezuela) and Portuguesa (Los Llanos)) – 18,650 ha
- 19 Yacambú National Park (Parque nacional Yacambú) (in the state of Lara (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 14,600 ha
- 20 Sierra de Perijá National Park (Parque nacional Sierra de Perijá) (in the state of Zulia (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 295,200 ha
- 21 Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park (Parque nacional Juan Crisóstomo Falcón) (in the state of Falcón (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 20,000 ha
- 22 Cerro Saroche National Park (Parque nacional Cerro Saroche) (in the state of Lara (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 32,294 ha
- 23 Ciénagas de Juan Manuel National Park (Parque nacional Ciénagas del Catatumbo) (in the state of Zulia (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 250,000 ha
Venezuelan Andes
- 24 El Tamá National Park (Parque nacional El Tamá) (in the states of Táchira (Venezuelan Andes) and Apure (Los Llanos)) – 139,000 ha
- 25 Sierra Nevada National Park (Parque nacional Sierra Nevada) (in the states of Mérida (Venezuelan Andes) and Barinas (Los Llanos)) – 276,446 ha -In the Andes Cordillera, we find the highest peak in the country, Pico Bolivar, which rises to 4,982 meters above sea level.
- 26 Aguaro-Guariquito National Park (Parque nacional Aguaro-Guariquito) (in the state of Guárico (Los Llanos)) – 585,700 ha
- 27 Tapo-Caparo National Park (Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo) (in the states of Barinas (Los Llanos), Mérida and Táchira (Venezuelan Andes)) – 205,000 ha
- 28 Guaramacal National Park (Parque nacional Guaramacal, parque nacional General Cruz Carillo) (in the states of Trujillo (Venezuelan Andes) and Portuguesa (Los Llanos)) – 21,500 ha
- 29 Dinira National Park (in the states of Trujillo (Venezuelan Andes), Lara (Northwestern Venezuela) and Portuguesa (Los Llanos)) – 45,328 ha
- 30 General Juan Pablo Peñalosa National Park (Parque nacional General Juan Pablo Peñaloza) (in the states of Táchira and Mérida (Venezuelan Andes)) – 75,200 ha
- 31 Chorro El Indio National Park (Parque nacional Chorro El Indio) (in the state of Táchira (Venezuelan Andes)) – 17,000 ha
- 32 Sierra de La Culata National Park (Parque nacional Sierra de La Culata) (in the states of Mérida and Trujillo (Venezuelan Andes)) – 200,400 ha
Los Llanos
- 33 Santos Luzardo National Park (Parque nacional Santos Luzardo, parque nacional Cinaruco-Capanaparo) (in the state of Apure (Los Llanos)) – 584,400 ha
- 34 San Camilo National Park (Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo) (in the state of Apure (Los Llanos)) – 80,000 ha
- 35 General Manuel Manrique National Park (Parque nacional Tirgua, Parque nacional General Manuel Manrique) (in the states of Cojedes (Los Llanos) and Yaracuy (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 91,000 ha
- 36 El Guache National Park (Parque nacional El Guache) (in the states of Portuguesa (Los Llanos) and Lara (Northwestern Venezuela)) – 12,200 ha
Venezuelan Guayana
- 37 Orinoco Delta National Park (Parque nacional Mariusa, parque nacional Delta del Orinoco) (in the state of Delta Amacuro (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 331,000 ha
- 38 Canaima National Park (Parque nacional Canaima) (in the state of Bolívar (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 3,000,000 ha registered at World Heritage
. Where is the "Kerepakupai Meru" in the pemon language or "Salto Angel »In Spanish which is the highest waterfall in the world (979 m). - 39 Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park (Parque nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama) (in the state of Bolívar (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 330,000 ha
- 40 Cerro Yapacana National Park (Parque nacional Cerro Yapacana) (in the state of Amazonas (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 320,000 ha
- 41 Duida-Marahuaca National Park (Parque nacional Duida-Marahuaca) (in the state of Amazonas (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 210,000 ha
- 42 Serranía La Neblina National Park (Parque nacional Serranía La Neblina) (in the state of Amazonas (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 1,360,000 ha
- 43 Parima Tapirapecó National Park (Parque nacional Parima-Tapirapeco) (in the state of Amazonas (Venezuelan Guayana)) – 3,420,000 ha, the largest park in Venezuela.
