Tirgua National Park
National park in Venezuela
9°51′N 68°40′W / 9.850°N 68.667°W / 9.850; -68.667Tirgua National Park[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Tirgua),[2] also known as General Manuel Manrique National Park,[3] is a national park[4] in Venezuela.[5] It protects the headwaters of several waterways, especially the river Tirgua, which gives its name to the park.
It is located between the municipalities San Carlos and Anzoátegui of the state Cojedes and the municipality Nirgua of the state Yaracuy, occupying an approximate area of 910 km2.
It consists of deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, with many palm trees in the understory.
Mammals include araguato capuchin monkeys, cunaguaros, lapas, and tapirs.
See also
- List of national parks of Venezuela
- Morrocoy National Park
References
- ^ "Parque Nacional Tirgua - Yaracuy". yaracuy.net. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Boyla, Kerem; Estrada, Angélica; International, BirdLife (2017-03-11). Áreas importantes para la conservación de las aves en los Andes tropicales: sitios prioritarios para la conservación de la biodiversidad (in Spanish). BirdLife International. ISBN 9789978441961.
- ^ Novo, Isabel (1997-01-01). Ciencia y Conservación en el Sistema de Parques Nacionales de Venezuela: Una Experiencia de Cooperación Interinstitucional (in Spanish). EcoNatura. ISBN 9789800742495.
- ^ Weidmann, K. (2003-01-01). Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Oscar Todtmann. ISBN 9789806028722.
- ^ Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1998-01-01.
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National parks of Venezuela
- Cerro Saroche
- Ciénagas de Juan Manuel/del Catatumbo
- Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro
- Dinira
- El Guache
- Morrocoy
- Médanos de Coro
- Sierra de Perijá
- Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Sierra de San Luis
- Terepaima
- Tirgua General Manuel Manrique
- Yacambú
- Yurubí