Península de Paria National Park

Península de Paria National Park Parque Nacional Península de Paria
IUCN category II (national park)
Location
Location	Venezuela
Coordinates	10°42′N 62°30′W
Area	375 km^2 (145 sq mi)
Established	December 12, 1978 (1978-12-12)

Península de Paria National Park (Parque nacional Península de Paria), or Peninsula of Paria National Park, is a national park on Paria Peninsula in Venezuela.^[1][2]

Geography

The park is between the Gulf of Paria and the Caribbean Sea in eastern Sucre State. It is in the districts of Arismendi, Mariño, and Valdez.^[3] It made a park by December 12, 1978.^[4] The park was made to protect the unique peninsula section of the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its plants and animals are good examples of Venezuelan Guiana.

Some rivers start in the high places in this park: the Macuro, Yacua, Río Oscuro, Río Grande, El Mapire, and Ceiba. All flow into the Gulf of Paria south of the park.

Fun

People can go to Península de Paria National Park to hike and do fun things outdoors. It has water places and mountains. The highest places in the park are Cerro El Patao (1070 meters above sea level) and Cerro Humo (1371 meters above sea level).^[source?]

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References

1. Parque Nacional Península de Paria • Estado Sucre – Turismo Sucre
2. Marsh, Laura K.; Chapman, Colin A. (September 7, 2013). Primates in Fragments: Complexity and Resilience. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781461488392.
3. Novo, Isabel (January 1, 1997). Ciencia y Conservación en el Sistema de Parques Nacionales de Venezuela: Una Experiencia de Cooperación Interinstitucional (in Spanish). EcoNatura. ISBN 9789800742495.
4. Márquez, Andrés Veláquez (January 1, 1999). Parianías (in Spanish). Coordinación de Publicaciones del Rectorado de la Universidad de Oriente. ISBN 9789802340859.