Kaieteur National Park is a

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

located in the

Potaro-Siparuni Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the majority of the Region located west of the Essequibo River as part of Guayana Esequiba. It borders the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the north, the regions of Upper Demerara-B ...

Region of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. The Park's boundaries and purpose are defined in the Kaieteur National Park Act, and was created to preserve the natural scenery (including

Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur is the world's largest single drop waterfall. Located on the Potaro River in the Kaieteur National Park, it sits in a section of the Amazon rainforest included in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) hi ...

), and its fauna and flora. There are organisms that are unique to this park and cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Of these organisms include the

Anomaloglossus beebei ''Anomaloglossus beebei'' (common names: Beebe's rocket frog, golden rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. This frog is endemic to Guyana, specifically in the Kaieteur National Park. It mainly survives on the giant brome ...

, which is a frog that only inhabits the

Brocchinia micrantha ''Brocchinia micrantha'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Brocchinia''. This species is native to Venezuela and Guyana. In Guyana, this plant is commonly found in the Kaieteur National Park Kaieteur National Park is a national park located ...

within this park and no where else in the world. The Act is administered by the Kaieteur National Park Commission. It is usually considered the country's only national park, as the capital's

National Park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

is a not a wilderness reserve. The park is in the

Guianan moist forests The Guianan moist forests (NT0125) is an ecoregion in the east of Venezuela, north of Brazil and the Guyanas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). It is in the Amazon biome. The climate is hot and humid, with two rainy seasons each year. As of 1996 ...

ecoregion. It is served by

Kaieteur International Airport Kaieteur Airport is an airport serving Kaieteur National Park in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana. The airport is less than west of Kaieteur Falls. Airlines and destinations See also * * *Transport in Guyana *List of airports in Guy ...

, which is at Kaieteur Falls.

Boundaries

Original boundaries: Commencing at a point on the left bank of the

Potaro River The Potaro River is a river in Guyana that runs from Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains for approximately before flowing into the Essequibo River, Guyana's largest river. The renowned Kaieteur Falls is on the Potaro. Features Nine ...

, below the Tukeit Rest House Compound, then along the trail to the Korume Creek, then up the Korume Creek to its source, then to and including Menzies landing on the left bank of the Potaro River, then across the Potaro River to its right bank, then inland for a , then downwards and parallel to the right bank of the Potaro River to an unnamed tributary about below the foot of Tukeit Falls, then down the left bank of that tributary to the Potaro River, then to the point of origin. In 1999 the park's area was increased from to by a Presidential Order.

References

External links

Official site
* {{authority control National parks of Guyana Potaro-Siparuni Protected areas of Guyana Tourist attractions in Guyana