Parima Tapirapeco National Park

Coordinates : 2°29′40.49″N 64°39′16.92″W  /  2.4945806°N 64.6547000°W  / 2.4945806; -64.6547000
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Parima Tapirapeco National Park
Map showing the location of Parima Tapirapecó National Park
Map showing the location of Parima Tapirapecó National Park
Location of Parima Tapirapeco National Park
Location Amazonas, Venezuela
Nearest city La Esmeralda
Coordinates 2°29′40.49″N 64°39′16.92″W  /  2.4945806°N 64.6547000°W  / 2.4945806; -64.6547000
Area 38,290 km 2 (14,780 sq mi)
Established 1 August 1991
Governing body INPARQUES

Parima Tapirapeco National Park ( Parque Nacional Parima Tapirapeco ) is a Venezuelan national park in the southern state of Amazonas .

Location [ edit ]

The Parima Tapirapeco National Park is in the Atabapo and Rio Negro municipalities. It is the 5th largest national park in the world and the 2nd largest in South America. Established in August 1991, it has an area of 38,290 km 2 (15,000 mile²), and is the largest national park in Venezuela. The area protects the headwaters of the Orinoco , likewise the natural space and culture of the Yanomami ethnic group. [1]

Environment [ edit ]

The park is in the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. [2] "The main types of vegetation in Parima-Tapirapeco National Park are evergreen lowland forests and submontane and montane forests. There are also large areas of mostly secondary savannas in the southern Parima uplands ." [1]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Huber, Otto (2001), "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon", Biodiversity and Conservation 10(10), 1627-1643. p1634
  2. ^ Sears, Robin, South America: Southern Venezuela, northern Brazil, western Guyana, and eastern Colombia (NT0124) , WWF: World Wildlife Fund , retrieved 2017-04-01
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