Parima Tapirapecó National Park

Parima Tapirapecó National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Parima Tapirapecó National Park Location of Parima Tapirapecó National Park
Location	Amazonas, Venezuela
Nearest city	La Esmeralda
Coordinates
Area	38,290 km²
Established	August 1st, 1991
Visitors	~
Governing body	INPARQUES

Parima Tapirapecó National Park (Parque Nacional Parima Tapirapecó) is a Venezuelan national park in the southern state of Amazonas. Established in August 1991, it has an area of 38,290 km² (15,000 mile²), and is the largest national park in Venezuela. The area protects the headwaters of the Orinoco, likewise the natural space and culture of the Yanomami ethnic group. "The main types of vegetation in Parima-Tapirapecó National Park are evergreen lowland forests and submontane and montane forests. There are also large areas of mostly secondary savannas in the southern Parima uplands."

It is in the Atabapo and Río Negro municipalities. It is the 5th largest national park in the world and the 2nd largest in South America.