| Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro | |
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| El Tuparro National Natural Park | |
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| Nearest city | Puerto Carreño,Colombia |
| Coordinates | 5°17′N68°4′W / 5.283°N 68.067°W /5.283; -68.067 |
| Area | 5,480 km2 (2,120 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1970 |
| Governing body | SINAP |
El Tuparro National Natural Park (Spanish:Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro) is anational park located in theVichada Department in theOrinoquía Region of Colombia. It is the only protected area in the Eastern Plains (Llanos Orientales) underColombia's Natural Parks System.
One of its main attractions is the mighty streamRaudal de Maypures (Maipures Rapids), called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by German explorerAlexander von Humboldt in the 19th century.[2]
The flat area is bounded by theOrinoco River to the east, theTomo River to the north and theTuparro River to the south.[1] It was created in 1970 and covers an area of 548,000 hectares. In addition to the park's two broad types of natural ecosystems,flooded and non-floodedsavannas, it also has five types ofriparian forests.[3]
Average yearly rainfall is 2477 mm in the western region and 2939 mm in the eastern. Average temperature is 27 °C.[4]Savannas cover 75% of the area, andgallery forests covering the rest.[4] Predominating plants include theMoriche Palm and the treeCaraipa llanorum.[3] The dominant vegetation on the non-flooded savannas is grass.[4]
The park is home to 74 species of mammals, 320 birds (many of them marine),[2] 17 reptiles, 26 fish and five primate species.[5] Amphibians are significantly diverse due to the variety of ecosystems in the area.[3] Notable birds includeguans,curassows,screamers,eagles andducks. Mammals found on the savanna includewhite-tailed deer,giant armadillo, small savannaarmadillo, andtapir.Peccaries,pumas,jaguars inhabit the woodlands.[1]
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Source:Wills, Fernando; et al. (2001).Nuestro patrimonio – 100 tesoros de Colombia [Our heritage – 100 treasures of Colombia] (in Spanish).El Tiempo. pp. 1–311.ISBN 958-8089-16-6. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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