San Esteban National Park

The San Esteban National Park ( Parque Nacional San Esteban in Spanish ) is located in the state of Carabobo in central Venezuela. The park is located on the northeast side of Carabobo and borders the National Park Henri Pittier of Aragua. Both are nature reserves.

The park was founded in 1987 and is 43,500 acres in size. It extends across the communities Guacara Naguanagua, Puerto Cabello and San Diego.

Historical sights

  • Fortress Solano
  • The village of San Esteban
  • The house of General Bartolome Salom
  • Joined The old colonial way or ' way of the Spaniards ', the Valencia Puerto Cabello
  • The bridge of Paso Hondo on the river San Esteban
  • The Salt of the Indians between Patanemo and Guacara
  • The Hacienda Quinta Pimentel
  • The thermal baths of Trinchereño
  • The island of Isla Larga, where the remains of a German ship of World War II are
  • Petroglyphs of Vigirima

Flora

There is a very wide variety of plants in the San Esteban National Park: from xerophilic plants through bushes to those that are typical of tropical forests.

It is estimated that over 125 families, 703 genera and 1520 species of plants live here.

On the coast there mangroves like the red mangrove and coconut trees as the Coccoloba uvifera. In the south there are cacti and other stinging plants. At 200 to 400 meters asl there are dry forests with deciduous trees. At 700 meters above sea level you will find more and more deciduous trees such as Cecropia spp Yagrumo. , The Casia sp., The Inga sp., The araguaney ( Tabebuia chrysantha ), the matapalo (Ficus sp. ) And the Bucare ( Erythrina sp.). At 900 meters above sea level and higher, the forests are green and lush. Then palm trees quantities such as the Macanilla ( Bactris setulosa ), the Caña de molinillo ( Chamaedorea pinnatifrons ), the Palma de cacho ( Dictyocaryum fuscum ), the palmita de sombra ( Geonoma sp.) And the preparative Palma ( Wettinia praemorsa ). Furthermore, there are lianas and large trees like the Cucharon ( Gryanthera caribensis ).

Fauna

The park includes the following birds are found: the Flechtenglöckner ( Procnias averano ), the Northern Helmhokko ( Pauxi Pauxi ), the crowned night herons ( Nyctanassa violacea ), the Yellow -crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala ), the brown cheek Parakeet ( Aratinga pertinax ), the Alice Hummingbird ( Chlorostilbon alice ) and the Rotschwanzguan ( Ortalis ruficauda ).

On the coast you can see the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and the Prachtfregattvogel ( Fregata magnificens ).

Of the mammals, the following species occur: jaguar, puma, ocelot the tapir, the collared peccary and the Paka.

There are numerous species of snakes, among which a number of Bothropsschlangen how the tigra mariposa ( Bothrops venezuelensis ), the viejita ( Bothrops medusa ), Bothrops atrox and Bothrops the colombiensis, to the coral as Micrurus sp. and Micrurus mipartitus semipartitus.

Other snakes that are not poisonous and found in the park are:

  • Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor )
  • Cazadora negra ( Clelia clelia )
  • Tigra cazadora ( Spilotes pullatus pullatus )
  • Sapa ( Umbrivaga mertensi )
  • Reinita ( Leimadophis zweifeli )
  • Cazadora ( Rhadinaea williamsi ).

Some of the animals that live in the San Esteban National Park

Boa constrictor

Ocelot

Puma

There are also copies of Crocodylus acutus Cayman, but he is threatened with extinction.

Furthermore, here live the tortoise Geochelone sp. and the ordinary Lewane Iguana iguana.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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