Tapo-Caparo National Park
Protected area in Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Tapo-Caparo National Park Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo | |
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Location | Venezuela |
Coordinates | 8°08′N 71°08′W |
Area | 2,050 km2 (790 sq mi) |
Established | 1992 (1992) |
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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 [es].
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.