Tapo-Caparo National Park
In this article, we will delve into the topic of Tapo-Caparo National Park, which has aroused great interest and debate in different areas. Tapo-Caparo National Park is a topic that has become the focus of attention of experts, academics and specialists in the field, due to its relevance and impact in different sectors. Over the last decades, Tapo-Caparo National Park has been acquiring greater importance and relevance, generating endless questions and concerns about its influence on today's society. In this article, we will analyze in detail and exhaustively the different facets of Tapo-Caparo National Park, with the aim of providing a complete and well-founded overview of this topic.
| Tapo-Caparo National Park Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo | |
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 8°08′N 71°08′W / 8.133°N 71.133°W |
| Area | 2,050 km2 (790 sq mi) |
| Established | 1992 |
The Tapo-Caparo National Park[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo),[2] or National Park Tapo Caparo, is a protected area with national park[3] status in Venezuela.[4] The park covers 2,050 square kilometres (790 sq mi) in the western states of Barinas, Mérida, and Táchira.
The national park was decreed on 14 January 1992 by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez, with the purpose of protecting the natural environment around the Uribante-Caparo hydroelectric project.
It has a diversity of forests, ferns and mosses, lichens, and fungi. Fauna includes jaguars, toucans, and boas. The park contains numerous gorges and rivers.
See also
References
- ^ Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo
- ^ Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1998-01-01.
- ^ Weidmann, K. (2003-01-01). Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Oscar Todtmann. ISBN 9789806028722.
- ^ Boyla, Kerem; Estrada, Angélica; International, BirdLife (2017-03-10). Áreas importantes para la conservación de las aves en los Andes tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservación de la biodiversidad (in Spanish). BirdLife International. ISBN 9789978441961.
