Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz sprawls over an extensive area of 94,900hectares or 1000sq km of coastal and marine habitat. This popular wildlife park is located on the northeastern coast of Venezuela, in the States of Anzoátegui and Sucre. The Park comprises of an exclusive aquatic area in its western sector that falls in Anzoátegui State and a coastal marine area that includes the Gulf of Santa Fé and Mochima Bay. The Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz also has a mountainous area that covers the Turimiquire Dam watershed zone in Sucre State.
Location of Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz
The mainland portion of Mochima National Park in Puerto la Cruz is predominantly made up of mountainous coastline, thick mangrove forests and golden sandy coves. However, the coastline of this nature park is interspersed with scattered trees, wild grasses and shrubs that grow in the dry terrain.
Landscape and Flora at Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz
At a higher elevation, where the land rises to merge with the coastal mountains, the vegetation grows thicker and is much more exuberant, serving as a cradle for a wider variety of flora, especially ferns and orchids. As you move further inland, you will find a number of gurgling waterfalls, transparent water pools and partially hidden woodland hiking trails.
Wildlife at Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz
Some of the wildlife species that you will find in Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz are jaguars, sloths, capuchin monkeys, opossums, armadillos, agoutis, iguanas, many species of forest snake and sea-birds such as gulls, pelicans and frigates. This park is home to over 78 mammal species and approximately 28 reptile species, including four species of endangered sea turtles. Though there are no thorough records of avifauna found in this park, over 150 species of birds have been found near the Turimiquire Dam in the southern part of the park.
Do visit Mochima National Park, Puerto la Cruz on your trip to this city.
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