Cerro El Copey National Park

Cerro El Copey National Park Parque Nacional Cerro El Copey
IUCN category II (national park)
Location
Location	Venezuela
Coordinates	10°59′N 63°53′W
Area	71 km^2 (27 sq mi)
Established	February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27)

The Cerro El Copey National Park^[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Cerro El Copey)^[2] Also Cerro El Copey-Jóvito Villalba National Park Is a protected area with the status of a national park located to the east of the Caribbean island of Margarita, in the highest mountainous region of Nueva Esparta^[3] State in Venezuela.^[4]

The park was created in 1974 with the purpose of protecting an outstanding physiographic feature with an ecosystem that includes several plant formations, high levels of endemism and the only permanent water sources of the island. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of several bird species.^[5]

Though it is surrounded by desert plains, because of its 960 m elevation the park has green forests and montane grasslands that feed on the humidity provided by the trade winds. In the lower areas, dry and semi-deciduous forests predominate. It is surrounded by villages and plantations, some of which have recently invaded the grounds of the park.

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See also

• List of national parks of Venezuela
• Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)

References

1. "Parque nacional Cerro El Copey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
2. Marchante, Joaquín Saúl García; Troitiño Vinuesa, Miguel Ángel; Hernández, María García (2008-09-01). Destinos turísticos: viejos problemas ¿Nuevas soluciones? (in Spanish). Univ de Castilla La Mancha. ISBN 9788484276265. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
3. Régimen jurídico-institucional de la ordenación y administración del ambiente: programa de investigación (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. 1987-01-01. ISBN 9789802440108. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
4. (Venezuela), Instituto Nacional de Parques; (Venezuela), Fundación de Educación Ambiental (1983-01-01). Los Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Parques. ISBN 9788449967818. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
5. "Parque Nacional Cerro El Copey". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-27.