The General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park (), also Páramos Batallón y La Negra National Park, is a national park of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
that is formed by several páramos. Among them Batallón and La Negra, which are an important source of water supply. It is located between the states
Mérida and
Táchira
Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...
, northwest of the
Táchira Depression
Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...
in the Páramos de El Batallón and La Negra in Venezuela.
The rivers Uribante, Escalante, La Grita, Mocotíes, El Molino, Torbes, Orope, Umuquena, Bobo, Pereña and Quebrada Grande and the waters that feed the Uribante-Caparo hydroelectric complex are born here.
It is a set of mountain ranges with elevations ranging from
AMSL
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level v ...
at the summit of its peak El Pulpito, the highest in the Táchira state, in addition to more than 130 periglacial lagoons of various sizes. The park has a very rugged relief, with steep slopes where in some sectors the glaciers are observed. Among its largest lagoons are the lagoon of Bobo river or Babu, the Grande, Verde, Negra, large hole, Piedra, etc. among many others without officially cataloging.
Gallery
File:Cascada de Bailadores1.jpg, India Caru Waterfall
File:La Grande sobre las nubes..JPG, Laguna Grande
File:Laguna Grande cristalina.jpg,
File:Lagunas y montañas del parque nacional general juan pablo peñaloza paramo batallon 14.jpg,
File:Descendiendo de La Verde..JPG, Mountains
See also
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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 States of Venezuela, Venezuela state has one or ...
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Canaima National Park
Canaima National Park () is a park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the La Gran Sabana, Gran Sabana region. It is located in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, reaching the borders with Brazil and Guya ...
References
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National parks of Venezuela
Protected areas established in 1989
1989 establishments in Venezuela
Geography of Mérida (state)
Geography of Táchira
Tourist attractions in Mérida (state)
Tourist attractions in Táchira