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Parima Tapirapecó National Park (''Parque Nacional Parima Tapirapecó'') is a
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 ...
n national park in the southern state of Amazonas.


Location

The Parima Tapirapecó National Park is in the Atabapo and Río Negro municipalities. It is the 5th largest national park in the world and the 2nd largest in South America. Established in August 1991, it has an area of 38,290 km2 (15,000 mile²), and is the largest national park in Venezuela. The area protects the headwaters of the Orinoco, likewise the natural space and culture of the
Yanomami The Yanomami, also spelled Yąnomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 indigenous people who live in some 200–250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. Etymology The ethnonym ''Yanomami ...
ethnic group.Huber, Otto (2001), "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon", ''Biodiversity and Conservation'' 10(10), 1627-1643. p1634


Environment

The park is in the
Guayanan Highlands moist forests The Guayanan Highlands moist forests (NT0124) is an ecoregion in the south of Venezuela and the north of Brazil and in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana. It is in the Amazon biome. It encompasses an upland region with diverse fauna and flora, which ...
ecoregion. "The main types of vegetation in Parima-Tapirapecó National Park are evergreen lowland forests and submontane and montane forests. There are also large areas of mostly secondary savannas in the southern Parima uplands."


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 Venezuela state has one or more national parks. ...
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Serra do Aracá State Park The Serra do Aracá State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Serra do Aracá) is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Serra do Aracá State Park is in the municipality of Barcelos in the state of Amazonas. The base of the Se ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parima Tapirapeco National Park National parks of Venezuela Guayana Highlands Geography of Amazonas (Venezuelan state) Protected areas established in 1991 1991 establishments in Venezuela Tourist attractions in Amazonas (Venezuelan state)