Santos Luzardo National Park Explained

Santos Luzardo National Park
Parque Nacional Santos Luzardo
Iucn Category:II
Map:Venezuela
Relief:1
Map Width:240
Coordinates:6.7°N -101°W
Area Km2:5844

The Santos Luzardo National Park[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Parque nacional Santos Luzardo)[2] Also Cinaruco-Capanaparo National Park It is a protected area with the status of national park[3] that is located between the rivers Capanaparo and Cinaruco and the confluence of them with the Orinoco river, in jurisdiction of the Municipalities Pedro Camejo and Achaguas of the Apure State in Venezuela,[4] near the border with Colombia.

The park was created in 1988 by presidential decree by President Jaime Lusinchi and is protected by the National Institute of Parks of Venezuela (INPARQUES), which assumes a systematic policy of conservation and preservation of the natural resources of the park.

The park has a variety of flora including Saladillo, conger, oak, caramacate, drago, saman, coconut monkey and cañafístula, among other plants.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.explorandorutas.com/turismo/venezuela/parque-nacional-santos-luzardo/ Parque nacional Santos Luzardo
  2. Book: Salud indígena en Venezuela. Freire. Germán Nicolás. Tillett. Aimé. 2007-01-01. GEA. 9789802260492. es.
  3. Book: Hoyt, Erich. Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A World Handbook for Cetacean Habitat Conservation and Planning. 2012-10-02. Routledge. 9781136538308. en.
  4. Book: Crocodiles: An Action Plan for Their Conservation. Thorbjarnarson. John B.. Messel. Harry. King. F. Wayne. Ross. James Perran. 1992-01-01. IUCN. 9782831700601. en.