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NATIONAL PARK
TAPO-Caparo | Location: | States of Barinas, Merida and Tachira | Area: | 139,000 hectares. | |
Declaration: | Decree No. 2759 of 14 January 1993. Official Gazette No. 4548-E, 26 March 1993. | Protected ecosystems and important natural attractions: | Cloud forests, evergreen forests and semi-deciduous forests. |
Wildlife: | Jaguar (Panthera onca), giant (Tremarctos ornatus), ocelot (Felis pardalis), paca (Agouti paca), howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus), fox gouache (Nasua Nasua), helmeted currasow (Pauxi pauxi), cockerel saws (Rupicola peruviana), mapanare (Bothrops atrox), tragavenado (Boa constrictor). | Flora: | There is little information. Species like mijao (Anacardium excelsum), cedar (Cedrela odnrata) and laurel (Ficus maxima). | Water resources: | Caparo rivers and Uribante. | Tourist attractions: | She has an enormous water potential, numerous rivers and streams cross the park, the two most important are the Uribante and the Caparo and presents a landscape of forest with abundant vegetation. | Activities Permitted: | Hiking, nature tourism, scientific research. | Prohibited Activities: |
Hunting, commercial fishing, extraction of flora and fauna, the discharge of pollutants to waterways, carry firearms or any other that may cause damage to natural resources, expense and consumption of alcoholic beverages, use sound equipment that disturbs the tranquility of the park, taking photographs or filming for commercial purposes without permission. | Schedules and fares: | None established. |

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