Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Venezuela |
Relief: | 1 |
Map Width: | 240 |
Coordinates: | 7.5°N -76°W |
Area Km2: | 800 |
The Río Viejo San Camilo National Park[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo),[2] or Rio Viejo-San Camilo National Park, Is a protected area with the status of national park[3] in the South American country of Venezuela.[4] Specifically its territory is part of the state of Apure near the border with Colombia. It has an estimated area of 80,000 hectares, which constitute national park since 1 July 1993.
Its vegetation is constituted basically by savannahs that include trees like the samán, the ceiba, the apamate and the palm macanilla. Its height varies in a range that goes from the 34 and 225 meters on the level of the sea. Due to the existence of numerous rivers there is a varied fauna that includes from turtles, to herons and parrots.