Río Viejo San Camilo National Park

Location Venezuela

Coordinates7°30′N 72°04′W / 7.500°N 72.067°W / 7.500; -72.067

Area800 km² (310 sq mi)

Established1993 (1993)

Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo
IUCN category II (national park)
Location
Location	Venezuela
Coordinates	7°30′N 72°04′W / 7.500°N 72.067°W / 7.500; -72.067
Area	800 km2 (310 sq mi)
Established	1993 (1993)

The Río Viejo San Camilo National Park^[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo),^[2] or Rio Viejo-San Camilo National Park, Is a protected area with the status of national park^[3] in the South American country of Venezuela.^[4] Specifically its territory is part of the state of Apure near the border with Colombia. It has an estimated area of 80,000 hectares, which constitute national park since 1 July 1993.

Its vegetation is constituted basically by savannahs that include trees like the samán, the ceiba, the apamate and the palm macanilla. Its height varies in a range that goes from the 34 and 225 meters on the level of the sea. Due to the existence of numerous rivers there is a varied fauna that includes from turtles, to herons and parrots.