The Cerro El Copey National Park[1] (Spanish: Parque nacional Cerro El Copey)[2] Also Cerro El Copey-Jóvito Villalba National Park Is a protected area with the status of a national park located to the east of the Caribbean island of Margarita, in the highest mountainous region of Nueva Esparta[3] State in Venezuela.[4] It was created in 1974 with the purpose of protecting an outstanding physiographic feature with an ecosystem that includes several plant formations, high levels of endemism and the only permanent water sources of the island.
| Cerro El Copey National Park Parque Nacional Cerro El Copey | |
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 10°59′N 63°53′W / 10.983°N 63.883°W |
| Area | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Established | February 27, 1974 |
It is surrounded by desert plains and this is why, despite its scarce 960 m elevation, it has green forests and montane grasslands that feed on the humidity provided by the trade winds. In the lower areas of the Park, dry forests predominate And semi-deciduous and surrounded by villages and plantations, some of which have recently invaded the grounds of the park.
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- ^ Parque nacional Cerro El Copey
- ^ Marchante, Joaquín Saúl García; Troitiño Vinuesa, Miguel Ángel; Hernández, María García (2008-09-01). Destinos turísticos: viejos problemas ¿Nuevas soluciones? (in Spanish). Univ de Castilla La Mancha. ISBN 9788484276265.
- ^ Régimen jurídico-institucional de la ordenación y administración del ambiente: programa de investigación (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. 1987-01-01. ISBN 9789802440108.
- ^ (Venezuela), Instituto Nacional de Parques; (Venezuela), Fundación de Educación Ambiental (1983-01-01). Los Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Parques. ISBN 9788449967818.
