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Caracas' Parks
East Park
Copy of Columbus ship
One of the most popular parks in Caracas is the "Parque del Este" (East Park). Even before dawn, there are joggers all around. With a beautiful view of the Avila, a small zoo, and artificial lagoons where you can row, its one of the best places to relax. It also has many animals which you can enjoy watching.
Los Caobos Park
Fuente Venezuela
Teresa de La Parra - Venezuelan writer
The Park "Los Caobos" outstands for the beauty of its trees and the fountain Venezuela
Botanic Garden
Located south of the preceding park, the "Jardin Botanico" belongs to Venezuela's central University. There you can see different vegetal species. It is an excellent place to enjoy a walk while you learn some botanic.
Gardens of the Simón Bolívar University
The Simon Bolivar University is not a park. However, it has one of the most beautiful gardens in the city. Its an ideal place to rest or to feed the ducks in the pond.
Los Chorros Park
Below the "Cota 1000", a highway that stands between Caracas and the Avila, you will find this beautiful park with water falls and a flavor of tropical rain forest.
Cuaricuao Zoo
The Caricuao Zoo, holds many animals from Africa and America. Many of them go free among the visitors, looking for the opportunity to have a snack.
El Pinar Park
Located in "El Paraiso", and recently refurbished, El Pinar is one of the children's preferred parks, because of the variety of its animals, and the "contact zone". A true oasis in the town. It also has a special zone where you can see different butterfly species.
El Ávila National Park
Sunrise in the Naiguatá Peak
Climbing up the mountain
El Avila is with no doubts, what gives Caracas its charm. Since 1960 it was declared a national park for the enjoyment of all the inhabitants of Caracas. For instance, it is very popular to climb to "Sabas Nieves" (Altamira), where hundreds of people go every day for exercise. You can do the round trip in around one hour, walking two kilometers up and two down and climbing 400 meters.
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| Parque Nacional Mochima - El Parque Nacional Mochima se encuentra ubicado entre los estados Sucre y Anzoátegui en el oriente de Venezuela. |
| Observación de aves - Venezuela es un país con una gran cantidad de especies de aves, tanto locales como migratorias en su pase del sur al norte o viceversa |
| Exotic Flora - Pretty close to San Felipe, capital of Yaracuy State, there is one of the largest and most beautiful parks in Latin America, whose name well describes what it keeps. In this park you have the chance to watch over 250 different floral species from all the |
| Cachamay and Llovizna Park - Cachamay parks and drizzle are found in the area of Guayana, characterized by its large rivers and lagoons. |
| Canaima - El parque Nacional Canaima es el segundo parque nacional más grande de Venezuela y uno de los más famosos del país y del mundo, ya que allí se encuentra el mayor salto de agua conocido: El salto Angel, que cae del tepuy Auyantepui. Los otros tepuyes más conocidos son el Roraima y el Kukenán |
| Guatopo - El parque nacional Guatopo es garante del agua de la ciudad capital y de la zona metropolitana debido a los numerosos ríos que nacen en su seno. Fue decretado con la misión de resguardar y garantizar el agua de varias de sus ríos, entre ellos: Lagartijo, Taguaza, Taguacita y Cuira, por su vertiente norte y la represa de Guanapito, que almacena agua de riego para la zona de Altagracia de Orituco por la vertiente llanera. |
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