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The Terepaima National Park ( es, Parque nacional Terepaima) Is a protected area with the status of national park in the South American country of
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
located in the mountainous region of the Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
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* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
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and Portuguesa States. Specifically southeast of the city of Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fou ...
, capital of the Lara State, it covers areas belonging to the municipalities Iribarren, Palavecino and Simón Planas.
It was decreed National Park on April 14, 1976 with the purpose of protecting the flora and fauna of the region. It has an area of 18,971 hectares.
Its temperature varies between 19 and 26 degrees Celsius. Its vegetation in the highest parts is of cloud forest with the presence of trees such as mountaineers, salvio and mountain manzanita, as well as several species of ferns.
In the park there are several endangered species such as the front and jaguar bear, other mammals such as cachicamos, lapas, rabipelados, monkeys araguatos, capuchin monkeys, mapurites, cunaguaros, deer, dantas, bears meleros, pumas And báquiros.
The predominant birds are tortolites, guacharaca, tufted paují, white moriche, cristofué, paraulata llanera, and paují copete of stone, among others.
You can also find reptile species such as the rattlesnake, the mapanare and the hunting tigra.
See also
*List of national parks of Venezuela
The national parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks, covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory.
Statistics
Every Venezuela state has one or more national parks. ...
*Mochima National Park
Mochima National Park ( ) is located in the States of Anzoátegui and Sucre (state), on the northeastern coast of Venezuela. The park covers 94,935 hectares and is made up of an exclusively marine area in its western sector (Anzoátegui State), ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Terepaima, National Park National parks of Venezuela Protected areas established in 1976 Geography of Lara (state) Geography of Portuguesa (state) Tourist attractions in Portuguesa (state) Tourist attractions in Lara (state) 1976 establishments in Venezuela