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The Cerro El Copey National Park () 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
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, in the highest mountainous region of
Nueva Esparta The Nueva Esparta State (in Spanish: ''Estado Nueva Esparta'', ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, Venezuela, Coche, and the lightly inhabited Cubagua. The state is located off the ...
State in
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. The park 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. It has been designated an
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(IBA) by
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because it supports significant populations of several bird species. Though it is surrounded by desert plains, because of its 960 m elevation the park has green forests and montane grasslands that feed on the humidity provided by the trade winds. In the lower areas, dry and semi-deciduous forests predominate. It is surrounded by villages and plantations, some of which have recently invaded the grounds of the park.


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See also

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List of national parks of Venezuela The national parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks, covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory. Statistics Every States of Venezuela, Venezuela state has one or ...
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Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela) The Sierra Nevada National Park (SNNP) is a List of national parks of Venezuela, National Park of Venezuela located between the states of Mérida, Mérida, Mérida and Barinas, Venezuela, Barinas in western Venezuela. It was created on May 2, 195 ...


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