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El Guácharo National Park: Space full of natural wealth (+anniversary)

It has an area of approximately 15,500 hectares, accompanied by attractive rivers such as Cariaco, Guarapiche, Caripe and Quebrada de Cerro Negro
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Published at: 27/05/2024 08:02 AM

On May 27, 1975, El Guácharo was declared National Park of Venezuela, a mountainous natural area located in the Acosta and Caripe district of the Monagas and Ribero state of the Sucre state.

It has an area of approximately 15,500 hectares, accompanied by attractive rivers such as Cariaco, Guarapiche, Caripe and Quebrada de Cerro Negro.

The Guácharo nocturnal bird lives there, as well as bats, insects, rodents, arachnids, beetles, the araguato monkey Alouatta seniculus, the capuchin monkey Cebus nigrivittatus, the cowboy Tayassu tajacu, the tiger or jaguar Panthera Onca, puma or American lion Felis concolor tigrillo Leopardus wiedii, water dog Pteronura brasiliensis.

Mazo News Team