San Esteban National Park

San Esteban National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of San Esteban National Park

Location of San Esteban National Park

Nearest city Maracay, Puerto Cabello and Valencia
Coordinates 10°23′27″N 67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°W / 10.390833; -67.980278Coordinates: 10°23′27″N 67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°W / 10.390833; -67.980278
Area 445 km²
Established 14 January 1987
Governing body INPARQUES
Crystal Waters of Larga Island.

The San Esteban National Park (in Spanish Parque Nacional San Esteban) is located in Carabobo, Venezuela.

The park lies on the Northeastern part of Carabobo and it links with the Henri Pittier National Park of Aragua.

Both are natural reservation areas. The park was created in 1987 and it is 445 square kilometres. It lies in the municipalities of Guacara, Naguanagua, Puerto Cabello and San Diego.

Attractions

The park includes Solano Castle at Puerto Cabello. It also protects other historical areas including the Parque Arqueológico Piedra Pintada located in the area of Tronconero, Vigirima, where are petroglyphs made by pre-Colonial Indians, as well as The Way of the Spanish, a path between Puerto Cabello and Valencia, and its arched bridge; the town of San Esteban, home of national hero Bartolomé Salom, and the Indian Salt Way between Patanemo and Guacara.

Historical places

Some of the animals that can be found in the San Esteban National Park

External links

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