The Península de Paria National Park ( es, link=no, Parque nacional ''Península de Paria''), or Peninsula of Paria National Park, Is a national park on

Paria Peninsula The Paria Peninsula () is a large peninsula on the Caribbean Sea, in the state of Sucre in northern Venezuela. Geography Separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Paria, the peninsula is part of the mountain range, in the Venezuelan ...

in Venezuela.

Geography

The park is located between the

Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries ...

and the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

in eastern

Sucre state The Sucre State ( es, Estado Sucre, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná city. Sucre State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 896,921. The most important river in ...

, within the districts of Arismendi, Mariño, and Valdez. It was declared as such by December 12, 1978, published in Official Gazette No. 2417 of March 7, 1979. The park was established to protect the unique peninsula section of the

Venezuelan Coastal Range The Venezuelan Coastal Range ( es, Cordillera de la Costa or ), also known as Venezuelan Caribbean Mountain System ( es, Sistema Montañoso Caribe) is a mountain range system and one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela, that runs along the c ...

, whose flora and fauna are characteristic of the Venezuelan Guiana. The main rivers with headwaters in the range within the park are the Macuro, Yacua, Río Oscuro, Río Grande, El Mapire, and Ceiba. All flow into the Gulf of Paria south of the park and peninsula.

Recreation

Península de Paria National Park is open to hiking and outdoor recreation, and includes both coastal and mountainous landscapes in which the highest areas of the peninsula are registered: Cerro El Patao (1070 masl) and Cerro Humo (1371 masl).

Gallery

File:Ensenada de Mejillones.jpg, File:Cordillera al Mar.jpg, File:Península de Paria 001.jpg, File:Cacao-fruto.jpg,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Península de Paria National Park National parks of Venezuela Geography of Sucre (state) Gulf of Paria Peninsulas of Venezuela Venezuelan Coastal Range Protected areas established in 1978 1978 establishments in Venezuela

Geography

Recreation

Gallery

See also

References