Caura National Park

Caura National Park
Parque nacional Caura
Map showing the location of Caura National Park Parque nacional Caura
Map showing the location of Caura National Park Parque nacional Caura
Location
Location Venezuela
Coordinates7°38′08″N 64°52′59″W / 7.63556°N 64.88306°W / 7.63556; -64.88306
Area75,340 km2 (29,090 sq mi)
Established2017 (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.

  1. ^ "El Parque Nacional Caura y sus contradicciones". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2017-04-20. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Venezuela: científicos y pueblos indígenas critican la creación del Parque Nacional Caura". Noticias ambientales (in Spanish). 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-29.

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