Río Viejo San Camilo National Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Río Viejo San Camilo National Park Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo Location in Venezuela
Location	Venezuela
Area	800 km2 (310 sq mi)
Established	1993 (1993)

The Río Viejo San Camilo National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo), or Rio Viejo-San Camilo National Park, Is a protected area with the status of national park in the South American country of Venezuela. 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.

See also

In Spanish: Parque nacional Río Viejo-San Camilo para niños

• List of national parks of Venezuela
• Mochima National Park