National Park · Venezuela
Tapo-Caparo National Park
Tapo-Caparo National Park is a national park in Venezuela, established in 1992.
National Park · Venezuela
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Venezuela |
| Established | 1992 |
| Coordinates | 7.8667° N, 71.8500° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Tapo-Caparo National Park
The Tapo-Caparo National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo), or National Park Tapo Caparo, is a protected area with national park status in Venezuela. 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.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport (STD) · Santo Domingo, Venezuela · 24.4 miles away
- Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) · San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela · 40.4 miles away
- Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) · Cúcuta, Colombia · 45.5 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Tapo-Caparo National Park?
Tapo-Caparo National Park is in Venezuela (7.8667° N, 71.8500° W).
When was Tapo-Caparo National Park established?
Tapo-Caparo National Park was established in 1992, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4845690 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapo-Caparo_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).