Tapo-Caparo National Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tapo-Caparo National ParkParque nacional Tapo-Caparo |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 Tapo-Caparo National Park
Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo Location in Venezuela
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Area | 2,050 km2 (790 sq mi) |
| Established | 1992 |
The Tapo-Caparo National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo), or National Park Tapo Caparo, is a protected area with national park status in Venezuela. The park covers 2,050 square kilometres (790 sq mi) in the western states of Barinas, Mérida, and Táchira.
The national park was decreed on 14 January 1992 by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez, with the purpose of protecting the natural environment around the Uribante-Caparo hydroelectric project.
It has a diversity of forests, ferns and mosses, lichens, and fungi. Fauna includes jaguars, toucans, and boas. The park contains numerous gorges and rivers.
See also
In Spanish: Parque nacional Tapo-Caparo para niños
- List of national parks of Venezuela
- Canaima National Park
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