Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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Venezuela for kidsNational Parks
There are, in Venezuela, 43 national parks and 21 natural monuments. The largest national park and one of the six largest in the world is Canaima, with over three million hectares. These are the other national parks: Henri Pittier, Sierra Nevada, Guatopo, El Avila, Yurubí, Yacambú, Cueva de la Quebrada, El Toro, Archipiélago de Los Roques, Macarao, Mochima, Laguna de la Restinga, Médanos de Coro, Laguna de Tacarigua, El Copey, Aguaro-Guariquito, Morrocoy, El Guácharo, Terepaima, El Tama, Península de Paria, Sari-Saiñama, Yapacana, Duida-Marahuaca, and Serranía La Neblina. The natural monuments are: Alejandro de Humboldt, Arístides Rojas, Cerro de María Lionza, Cerro Santa Ana, Laguna de las Maritas, Las Tetas de María Guevara, the Matasiete and Muayamurí hills, Moros de Maracaira, Piedra El Cocuy, Cueva Alfredo Jahn and Cerro Autana.
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