Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro
Cueva de Quebrada del Toro | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Location of Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro | |
Nearest city | Santa Cruz de Bucaral |
Coordinates | 10°49′56″N 69°00′49″W / 10.83213°N 69.01358°WCoordinates: 10°49′56″N 69°00′49″W / 10.83213°N 69.01358°W |
Area | 48,85 km² |
Established | 21 March 1961 |
Governing body | Inparques |
The Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro is a national park in the Sierra de Falcón in Falcón State, Venezuela. It is an active river cave, through which flows the largest known underground watercourse in Venezuela.
Wildlife
Like the Cueva del Guácharo National Park, it has a population of oil-birds (steatornis caripensis).
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