The San Esteban National Park (in Spanish Parque Nacional San Esteban) is located in

Carabobo Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and ...

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. The park lies on the Northeastern part of Carabobo and it links with the

Henri Pittier National Park Henri Pittier National Park is the oldest national park in Venezuela, originally created in 1937 under the name of ''Rancho Grande'' by decree of President Eleazar López Contreras. In 1953 the park was renamed in honor of Henri Pittier, a distin ...

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. Both are natural reservation areas. The park was created in 1987 and it is 445 square kilometres. It lies in the municipalities of

Guacara Guacara is a city in Carabobo State, Venezuela, seat of Guacara Municipality. It was officially founded 1624, although it was already a settlement of indigenous people. It has an estimated population for July 2009 of 178,000 inhabitants. It is ...

, Naguanagua,

Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the count ...

and

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Attractions

The park includes

Solano Castle Solano may refer to: Places * California State Prison, Solano * Mission San Francisco Solano, a historical Spanish mission in Alta California * Mission San Francisco Solano (Mexico), a historical Spanish mission in Coahuila, Mexico * Solano, Buenos ...

at Puerto Cabello. It also protects other historical areas including the Parque Arqueológico Piedra Pintada located in the area of Tronconero, Vigirima, where are petroglyphs made by pre-Colonial Indians, as well as ''The Way of the Spanish'', a path between Puerto Cabello and Valencia, and its arched bridge; the town of San Esteban, home of national hero

Bartolomé Salom Bartolomé Antonio de la Concepción Salom Borges (August 24, 1780, in Puerto Cabello – October 30, 1863, in Puerto Cabello) was a Venezuelan -born general and patriotic leader in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He is considered a national ...

, and the ''Indian Salt Way'' between Patanemo and

Historical places

* Castle of Solano * Village of San Esteban * Ecomuseum Villa Vincencio * The house of General Bartolomé Salom * The old colonial road or 'Road of the Spaniards' that used to link

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

with

* The bridge of Paso Hondo on the San Esteban river * The Indian Road of the Salt between Patanemo and Guacara * The Hacienda Quinta Pimentel * The thermal baths and spa centre of

Las Trincheras Las Trincheras, also known as Las Trincheras de Aguas Calientes, is a locality near Valencia, Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela. It is noted for its hot springs, which feed into the Aguas Calientes River (Carabobo), Aguas Calientes River. The name Tr ...

* Petroglyphs of Vigirima, also known as Tronconero's Painted Stone

Some of the animals that can be found in the San Esteban National Park

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External links

Information about the park at the site of the Instituto Nacional de Parques (in Spanish)
{{authority control National parks of Venezuela Protected areas established in 1987 Geography of Carabobo 1987 establishments in Venezuela Tourist attractions in Carabobo