Caura National Park
| Caura National Park Parque nacional Caura | |
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 7°38′08″N 64°52′59″W / 7.63556°N 64.88306°W |
| Area | 75,340 km2 (29,090 sq mi) |
| Established | 2017 |
The Caura National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Caura) is a protected area with the status of National Park in Venezuela.[1] With an area of 7,534,000 ha. (75,340 km2) it is the largest park in the country and the most recently created (2017).[2]
The Caura River is a tributary of the Orinoco and drains an area of the Guianan Highlands moist forests.
History
In 1968 the government of Raúl Leoni decreed the creation of several protected spaces including forest reserves that include the Caura Area; in 2008 the government of Hugo Chávez created the Caura Plan to protect the resources of this river basin.
Finally in March 2017
Ecosystem
Flora
This reserve is located in the life zone of the tropical rainforest. The most important plant species are: cabimo oil, carob tree,
Fauna
The representative fauna of the Caura National Park includes tapirs (
See also
References
- ^ "El Parque Nacional Caura y sus contradicciones". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2017-04-20. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Venezuela: científicos y pueblos indígenas critican la creación del Parque Nacional Caura". Noticias ambientales (in Spanish). 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Grupo de Trabajo sobre Asuntos Indígenas (GTAI) (2017-04-05). "Sobre el Decreto del Parque Nacional Caura". Revista SIC - Centro Gumilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Azuaje, Atilano (5 April 2017). "Sobre el Decreto del Parque Nacional Caura". Revista SIC - Centro Gumilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
