Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro

Cueva de Quebrada del Toro
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Cueva de Quebrada del Toro

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°W / 10.83213; -69.01358Coordinates: 10°49′56″N 69°00′49″W / 10.83213°N 69.01358°W / 10.83213; -69.01358
Area 48,85 km²
Established 21 March 1961
Governing body Inparques

The Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro is a cave 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. It is protected as the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park.

Wildlife

Like the Cueva del Guácharo National Park, it has a population of oil-birds (steatornis caripensis).

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