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Venezuela Natural Monuments |
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Will "regions, objects or living species of animals or plants of the aesthetic, historic or scientific value, to which will be given absolute protection." This figure is an important tool in identifying individual values of nature areas and small sites, which can justifiably be protected by their unique biological, physical significance and scenic quality.
Guayana Region | Monagas and the Atlantic | Formations Tepuyes | Alexander Humboldt (Cueva del Guacharo) | The Islands | Amazon | Laguna de las Marites
Las Tetas de Maria Guevara
Cerro Matasiete and Guayamurí |
Cerro Autana
Stone Cocuy
Formations Tepuyes | Los Andes | Los Llanos | Laguna de Urao
Chorrera de Las González
Abra de Rio Frio
Plateau Galera
Tit Niquitao - Guirigay | Aristides Rojas (Morro de San Juan)
Morro de Macaira
John Germain Roscius (Cerro Platillon) | Center | Center - West |
Cueva Alfredo Jahn
Pico Codazzi | Cerro Maria Lionza
Loma El León | West | | Cerro Santa Ana |
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NATURAL MONUMENT LOMA EL LEON | Location: | Lara. | Area: | 7275 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 638 from 07 of December 1989.
Gaceta Oficial No. 34,522 of the 02nd of August 1990. | Protected ecosystems and
relevant natural attractions: | Set of hills and mountains covered in semi-arid vegetation.
| Tourist attractions: | This monument is a topographic feature formed by a set of hills and semi-arid hills, composed of quartzite rocks which provide shelter for many species of flora and fauna. It has permanent water courses and temporary and is an important reservoir aquifer among which Titicare forest. | Activities Permitted: |
Hiking, watching the panorama from the balcony located on the road to the Valle del Turbio, nature observation, scientific research. | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting for sport or commercial logging, the introduction and breeding of domestic animals, movement of motor vehicles, mass sports and leisure events, the carrying of weapons, the removal of flora and fauna. | Schedules and fares: | There are established |
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Venezuela Natural Monument Cerro Maria Lionza: NATURAL MONUMENT MARIA HILL LIONZA | Location: | Yaracuy | Area: | 11,712 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 234 of March 18, 1960
Gaceta Oficial No. 26,210 of March 18, 1960 | Protected ecosystems and
relevant natural attractions: | Massif where the river Yaracuy forests. Seat legends, cults and magical-religious folk. | Tourist attractions: | It is a mountain covered with virgin forests and a great variety of flora and fauna. It is seat of legends and folk myths that worship the deity Aboriginal Lionza Queen Mary. Among the sights are: Sorte, Cerro La Danta, Quibayo, Aracal, Buchicabure, Charay, Tacariguita, Las Cascadas. | Activities Permitted: |
Hiking, mythical-religious acts in the areas of Sorte, and El Oro Quibayo | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting, mining plants and wildlife. | Schedules and fares: |
None established. |
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Venezuela Juan German Roscio Natural Monument: NATURAL MONUMENT JUAN GERMÁN ROSCIO (Cerro Platillon) | Location: | Guarico State | Area: | 8,000 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 1462 from 04th February 1987.
Gaceta Oficial No. 33,664 of 20 February 1987. | Protected ecosystems and
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Highest peak in the mountainous interior of the Cordillera de la Costa. | Tourist attractions: | It is a natural setting of hills and grasslands on the edge of the Serrania del Interior and the plains. It is the highest mountain in the mountains and has a mountainous landscape with a cloud forest vegetation where water-born major tributaries that feed the main dams in the area. In its lower part presents savannah vegetation. | Activities Permitted: | Tours, hiking, scientific research | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting for sport or commercial. Logging. The introduction and breeding of domestic animals. The motor traffic. The mass sports and leisure events. The carrying of weapons. The extraction of species of flora and fauna. |
Schedules and fares: | There are established |
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NATURAL MONUMENT MORROS de Macaire | Location: | Guarico State | Area: | 99 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 2988 of December 12, 1978
Official Gazette No. E-2417 from 07 Mars 1979. | Protected ecosystems and
relevant natural attractions: | Limestone formations with numerous caves and streams. | Tourist attractions: | This monument stands out as a set of three limestone beds that contain numerous caves and are crossed by small streams and deep vertical chasms. | Activities Permitted: | Hiking, scientific research. | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting for sport or commercial. The introduction and breeding of domestic animals. The mass sports and leisure events. The carrying of weapons. The extraction of species of flora and fauna. | Schedules and fares: |
There are established. |
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NATURAL MONUMENT Aristides Rojas (Morros de San Juan) | Location: | Guarico State | Area: | 2755 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 318 of 11 November 1949.
Gaceta Oficial No. 23,073 of 14 November 1949. | Protected ecosystems and
relevant natural attractions: |
Prominent limestone formations. Cuevas. | Tourist attractions: | Reef limestone hills that rise in serrated which had their development when an ancient sea covered this area 80 million years ago. Presents the formation of numerous smaller caves. | Activities Permitted: |
Hiking, scientific research, climbing. | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting, mining plants, fauna or geological sample. | Schedules and fares: | None established. It is recommended to visit during daytime hours. |
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NATURAL MONUMENT STONE COCUY | Location: | | Area: | 15 hectares. |
Declaration: | Decree No. 2986 of 12 December 1978.
Gazette E - No. 2417 from 07 Mars 1979. | Protected ecosystems and
relevant natural attractions: | Stunning granite rock formation shaped geodesic dome that stands in the Amazon peneplain. | Tourist attractions: | An igneous rock is considered a unique geological formation unique in the world, is about 400 meters high and stands at the remote Amazon jungle peneplain. Its summit consists of three peaks of difficult climbing nearly vertical as smooth and steep walls. The surrounding forests contain unique species found only in this area. | Activities Permitted: | Tours, ecotourism, bird watching, scientific research. | Prohibited Activities: | Hunting for sport or commercial. The cutting and burning of any form of vegetation. The extraction of specimens of flora and fauna. Lighting fires. The sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. The carrying of weapons and firearms. |
Schedules and fares: | None established. |
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