Río Viejo San Camilo National Park

Río Viejo San Camilo National Park
Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo
Map showing the location of Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo
Map showing the location of Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo
Location
Location Venezuela
Coordinates7°30′N 72°04′W / 7.500°N 72.067°W / 7.500; -72.067
Area800 km2 (310 sq mi)
Established1993 (1993)

The Río Viejo San Camilo National Park[1] (Spanish: 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo[usurped]
  2. ^ Weidmann, K. (2003-01-01). Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Oscar Todtmann. ISBN 9789806028722.
  3. ^ Memoria Del Seminario Sobre: "la Problematica Fronteriza Y Lineamientos Para la Elaboracion Del Plan Agro-socio-economico Del Eje Fronterizo El Pinal-el Nula Ciudad Sucre-la Victoria- Guasdualito" (in Spanish). IICA Biblioteca Venezuela.
  4. ^ Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1995-01-01.