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Canaima National Park was established on 12 June 1962. As early as 1990, the countries that participate in the Amazonian Cooperation Treaty had recommended expanding the Canaima National Park southward to connect it with Monte Roraima National Park in Brazil, with coordinated management of tourism, research and conservation.
It was initially found in montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema. [2] It is typically found between 1100 m and 2050 m on Mount Ayanganna . [ 4 ]
The Gran Sabana has an area of 10,820 km 2 (4,180 sq mi) and is part of the second largest National Park in Venezuela, the Canaima National Park. Only Parima Tapirapecó National Park is larger than Canaima. The average temperature is around 20 °C (68 °F), but at night can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) and in some of the more elevated sites ...
1 national park – Anzoátegui, Aragua, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Federal Dependencies, Monagas, and Vargas. 18 national parks are over 1000 km 2; 15 over 2000 km 2; 5 over 5000 km 2 and 3 over 10,000 km 2. The largest parks, in the Guayana Region, are Parima Tapirapecó National Park (39,000 km 2) and Canaima National Park (30,000 km 2).
A tepui / ˈ t ɛ p w i /, or tepuy (Spanish:), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana.The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.
Strewn across isolated boulders within Canaima National Park (home to Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall) the research team discovered 20 rock art sites that show how the ...
Kukenán is located in Canaima National Park. Next to Kukenán, to the southeast, is Mount Roraima, a better known tepui. Kukenán is more difficult to climb, so it is ascended much less frequently than Mount Roraima. [2] Canaima National Park is also home to the highest waterfall in the world, which is located in Auyán Tepui. [3]
Huascarán National Park: Ancash, Peru: Natural: (vii), (viii) 340,000 (840,000) 1985 Huascarán National Park is located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Andes. It surrounds Huascarán, the tallest peak in Peru. The physical environment includes glaciers, ravines, and lakes, while the park is home to several regional animal species.