San Esteban National Park

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San Esteban National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location of San Esteban National Park
Nearest city Maracay, Puerto Cabello and Valencia
Coordinates 10°23′27″N67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°W / 10.390833; -67.980278 Coordinates: 10°23′27″N67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°W / 10.390833; -67.980278
Area445 km²
Established14 January 1987
Governing body INPARQUES
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Crystal Waters of Larga Island.

The San Esteban National Park (in Spanish Parque Nacional San Esteban) is located in Carabobo, Venezuela.

Carabobo State of Venezuela

Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,369 km2 and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744.

Venezuela Republic in northern South America

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and a large number of small islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. It has a territorial extension of 916,445 km2. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. With this last country, the Venezuelan government maintains a claim for Guayana Esequiba over an area of 159,542 km2. For its maritime areas, it exercises sovereignty over 71,295 km2 of territorial waters, 22,224 km2 in its contiguous zone, 471,507 km2 of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean under the concept of exclusive economic zone, and 99,889 km2 of continental shelf. This marine area borders those of 13 states. The country has extremely high biodiversity and is ranked seventh in the world's list of nations with the most number of species. There are habitats ranging from the Andes Mountains in the west to the Amazon basin rain-forest in the south via extensive llanos plains, the Caribbean coast and the Orinoco River Delta in the east.

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The park lies on the Northeastern part of Carabobo and it links with the Henri Pittier National Park of Aragua.

Henri Pittier National Park oldest national park in Venezuela

Henri Pittier National Park is the oldest national park in Venezuela, originally created in 1937 under the name of Rancho Grande by decree of President Eleazar López Contreras. In 1953 the park was renamed in honor of Henri Pittier, a distinguished Swiss geographer, botanist and ethnologist, who arrived in Venezuela in 1917, classified more than 30,000 plants in the country and devoted many years studying the flora and fauna in the park.

Both are natural reservation areas. The park was created in 1987 and it is 445 square kilometres. It lies in the municipalities of Guacara, Naguanagua, Puerto Cabello and San Diego.

Guacara Municipality Municipality in Carabobo, Venezuela

The Guacara Municipality is one of the fourteen municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 176,218. The town of Guacara is the shire town of the Guacara Municipality.

Naguanagua Municipality Municipality in Carabobo, Venezuela

The Naguanagua municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 157,437. The town of Naguanagua is the shire town of the Naguanagua Municipality. It forms part of the greater Valencia Metropolitan Area in Venezuela. It is in the valley of the Cabriales River at the base of Cerro El Café and the El Trigal Mountain. Valencia and Naguanagua form a continuous urban area. The highway that runs from the centre of Valencia towards Puerto Cabello passes through this community; Bolivar Avenue in Valencia becomes University Avenue in Naguanagua on the northern side of a traffic roundabout, or redoma.

Puerto Cabello Place in Carabobo, Venezuela

Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil industry. The word 'cabello' translates to 'hair'. The Spaniards took to saying that the sea was so calm there that a ship could be secured to the dock by tying it with a single hair.

Attractions

The park includes Solano Castle at Puerto Cabello. It also protects other historical areas including the Parque Arqueológico Piedra Pintada located in the area of Tronconero, Vigirima, where are petroglyphs made by pre-Colonial Indians, as well as The Way of the Spanish, a path between Puerto Cabello and Valencia, and its arched bridge; the town of San Esteban, home of national hero Bartolomé Salom, and the Indian Salt Way between Patanemo and Guacara.

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Las Trincheras Place in Carabobo, Venezuela

Las Trincheras is a locality near Valencia, Venezuela. It is noted for its hot springs. The name Trincheras is said to derive from fortifications constructed in the colonial era.

Some of the animals that can be found in the San Esteban National Park

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