Formaciones de Tepuyes Natural Monument
Monumento Natural Formaciones de Tepuyes
Kukenan
Map showing the location of Formaciones de Tepuyes Natural MonumentMonumento Natural Formaciones de Tepuyes
Map showing the location of Formaciones de Tepuyes Natural MonumentMonumento Natural Formaciones de Tepuyes
Location
Location Venezuela
Coordinates5°31′N 66°02′W / 5.517°N 66.033°W / 5.517; -66.033
Area10,698 km2 (4,131 sq mi)
EstablishedJanuary 18, 1991 (1991-01-18)

The Formaciones de Tepuyes Natural Monument also known as tepui[1] (Spanish: Monumento Natural Formaciones de Tepuyes)[2] Also Formaciones de Tepuyes Is a protected natural space since 1991, located in Venezuela[3] more specifically in the states of Amazonas and Bolívar.[4] Should not be confused with the Canaima national park that contains part of the tepuyes.

The total area reaches 1,069,820 hectares of forest formations where mountain formations are known as tepuy (tepui). The tepuys are rock formations with flat peaks and vertical escarpments. Tepuys are residual forms of the Guayana Massif, constituted by sandstones, quartzites and granites of the pre-Inca era, with intrusions of dia- bric rocks. Ecosystems with endemic species have been developed at their summits and on their slopes.

In the state of Bolívar there are twelve protected tepuy formations as a natural monument, while in the state of Amazonas thirteen have been selected. The criteria for its choice were the configuration, the scenic beauty and its abundant biodiversity.

In the state of Bolívar, Uei Tepuy (2,150 m), Kukenan Tepuy (2,650 m), Yuruani Tepuy (2,400 m), Karaurín Tepuy (2,500 m) and Ilú Tepuy (2,700 m).

The most outstanding of the state of Amazonas are the Cerro Yaví (2,300 m), the Parú Euaja massif (2,200 m) and the Cerro Tamacuari (2,300 m).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Monumento Natural Formaciones de Tepuyes
  2. ↑ (Venezuela), Instituto Nacional de Parques (1990). Instituto Nacional de Parques (in Spanish). INPARQUES, Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables.
  3. ↑ Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1995-01-01.
  4. ↑ Hofmeister, Wilhelm (2007-01-01). América Latina (in Spanish). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. ISBN 9788575041123.
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