Santos Luzardo National Park
Protected area of Apure State, Venezuela
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The Santos Luzardo National Park[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Santos Luzardo)[2] Also Cinaruco-Capanaparo National Park It is a protected area with the status of national park[3] that is located between the rivers Capanaparo and Cinaruco and the confluence of them with the Orinoco river, in jurisdiction of the Municipalities Pedro Camejo and Achaguas of the Apure State in Venezuela,[4] near the border with Colombia.
| Santos Luzardo National Park Parque Nacional Santos Luzardo | |
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  Location within Venezuela | |
| Location |  Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 6°42′N 67°34′W |
| Area | 5,844 km2 (2,256 sq mi) |
| Established | February 24, 1988 |
The park was created in 1988 by presidential decree by President Jaime Lusinchi and is protected by the National Institute of Parks of Venezuela (INPARQUES), which assumes a systematic policy of conservation and preservation of the natural resources of the park.
The park has a variety of flora including Saladillo, conger, oak, caramacate, drago, saman, coconut monkey and cañafístula, among other plants.
