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Venezuela Canaima National Park ( ):

NATIONAL PARK CANAIMA - ANGEL - FALLS
Location:	Bolivar State
Area:	3,000,000 hectares .
Declaration:	Decree No. 770 of 12 June 1962. Gaceta Oficial No. 26,873 of 13 June 1962.
Plan Land Use Regulation and Use:	Decree No. 1640 of July 18, 1991 Gazette No. 34,758.
Protected ecosystems and important natural attractions:	Evergreen forests, evergreen shrub, and grassy savannas morichales complex grassy savanna / grassland subtepuyano, grassy savanna shrub vegetation altotepuyana. Gran Sabana, Orinoco river, Angel Falls. World Heritage Site.
Wildlife:	Giant Armadillo (Giant Armadillo), giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), jaguar (Panthera onca), two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), widow monkey (Pithecia Pithecia), capuchin monkey Orinoco (Bearded Saki), endemic rodent tepui Roraima (Podoxymys roraimae), marsupial endemic to the summits tepuis (Marmosa tyleriana), harpy eagle (Harpy harpija), dwarf macaw (Ara nobilis), purple parrot (Pionus fuscus), miner frog ( Dendrobates leucomelas).
Flora:	More than 300 species endemic only in the Gran Sabana. Endemic: Achnopogon, Chimantaea, Quelchia, tepui Mallophyton and Adenanthe. Abundant species carnivorous (insectivorous) of genres: Bromelia, Drosera, Heliamphora and Utricularia.
Water resources:	Entire basin of the right bank of the Caroni River, the two highest waterfalls in the world, Angel Falls and Kukenan waterfalls and plenty of lower height.
Tourist attractions:	Canaima is a beautiful park with unique landscapes in the world full of rivers, waterfalls and gorges, deep valleys and vast, impenetrable jungles, savannas and morichales hosting countless plant species, diverse fauna and the majestic plateaus Tepuy calls. Due to its length we have divided the park into two sectors: the western sector where the impenetrable forests of the Guiana Shield and the eastern sector, known as La Gran Sabana, with its rolling plains, both sectors with a rich culture from the indigenous Aboriginal people. Attractions in the Western Sector: · Canaima Lagoon · Salto El Sapo and Sapito · Salto Yuri · Rapid Mayupa · Pozo de la Felicidad (Saro Maru) · Orchid Island · Mouse Island · El Salto Angel or KAREPACUPAI MERU (the highest in the world) · The Auyantepuy · Indian Village Kavac · Cave Uruyen · Indian Village Kamarata · Indian Community Wareipa · Jumping the Charm · Indigenous Community Avak · Roberto Playa · Indigenous Community Kanwaripa · Rio Caroni · The Indian Village Maloca · Jump Kukenán Attractions in the Eastern Sector: · La Piedra de La Virgen · Salto El Danto · The Arenaria · Pioneer Soldier Monument · Rio Aponwao I · Tarot & Wellness · Quebrada Toroncito · Toronto Salto Meru · Jump Karuay · Jump Chinak Meru · Parupa · Noted · Jump Chivatón · Mission Kavanayen · Rapid Kamoirán · Salto Kama Meru · Arap Meru (Quebrada de Pacheco) · Rio Soruapa or Woimeri · San Francisco Indian Community Yuruaní · Kako Paru or Jaspe · Urué merú · Kukenán River Bridge · Comunidad Indigena de Roraima Paraitepui · Indigenous Community Wonken · Monte Roraima.
Activities Permitted:	The existing rules set as permitted activities and hiking trips, excursions, immersion baths in rivers and wells, observation and interpretation of nature, camping, photography, outdoor games, rides on boats or motor, sport fishing.
Prohibited Activities:	Lighting fires, littering, access of domestic animals, drinking alcohol and psychotropic substances especially in indigenous communities. No climbing is allowed to rise and pose tepuyes helicopters on top of them. As a safety measure prohibiting the carrying of weapons, explosives and flammable substances and pollutants.
Schedules and fares:	To access the western sector must pay the following rate: National Adult Bs 3000, Bs Adult Foreign 8.000, Student Tourist Bs 1,500. Child Economy Bs 1,200.