Tapo-Caparo National Park

Tapo-Caparo National Park Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo
IUCN category II (national park)
Location
Location	Venezuela
Coordinates	8°08′N 71°08′W
Area	2,050 km^2 (790 sq mi)
Established	1992 (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 [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.

See also

• List of national parks of Venezuela
• Canaima National Park

References

1. Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo
2. Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1998-01-01.
3. Weidmann, K. (2003-01-01). Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Oscar Todtmann. ISBN 9789806028722.
4. 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.