Cueva del Guácharo National Park
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This article is about the Venezuelan cave and national park. For the Colombian Natural park, see Cueva de los Guácharos.
The Guácharo Cave National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cueva del Guácharo) is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Caripe, Monagas, Venezuela. It has as its centerpiece a large limestone cave.
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Cueva del Guácharo National Park | |
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Location | Monagas, Venezuela |
Nearest city | Caripe |
Coordinates | 10.19989°N 63.63968°W / 10.19989; -63.63968 |
Area | 627 km² |
Established | May 27, 1975 (1975-May-27) |
Governing body | INPARQUES |
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The cave was visited in 1799 by Alexander von Humboldt, who realised that the thousands of oilbirds (guácharos in Spanish; scientific name Steatornis caripensis) which live in the cave belonged to a species unknown to science. Humboldt named the frugivorous, nocturnal species after the town of Caripe.[1]