7 Wonders of my beautiful Venezuela.

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These are the 7 most important beauties, as reported by Venezuelan ecology:

Angel Falls

(Kerepakupai Vena in Pemón, which means "jump from the deepest place") is the highest waterfall in the world, with a height of 979 m (807 m of uninterrupted fall), generated from the Auyantepuy. It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the state of Bolívar.

Angel jump

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The Canaima National Park

Located in the Bolivar State. It was established on June 12, 1962 and declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1994. It extends over 30,000 km² to the border with Guyana and Brazil; Due to its size it is considered the sixth largest national park in the world

National park Canaima.

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The lightning of the Catatumbo

It is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs in the south of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia state, whose name derives from the Catatumbo river. It is characterized by an almost continuous and silent lightning that produces electrical arcs between 2 and 10 kilometers (or more) in the clouds. It is the most important source of ozone in the world.

Lightning of the Catatumbo

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The Médanos de Coro National Park

It is located in the Falcón state, the park is constituted in its greater extension, by the isthmus that unites the rest of the State with the Peninsula of Paraguaná. It has an area of ​​91,280 hectares, of which 42,160 are from continental lands and more than 49,120 from marine surfaces.

Medanos de Coro

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The Autana Hill (the tree of life)

It is a spectacular tepuy of 1,240 m.s.n.m. which is located in the Amazonas state, east of the Orinoco river and between the Cuao and Autana rivers within the Sipapo forest reserve (Piaroa ethnic territory).

The Autana Hill

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The National Park The Guácharo

It is located in the Eastern Interior Serrania, between the Monagas and Sucre states, occupying part of the municipalities of Caripe, Acosta, Piar and Bolívar (Monagas) and Ribero (Sucre).

The National Park El Guacharo

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The Sierra Nevada National Park

It is an important National Park of Venezuela located between the states of Merida and Barinas in the west of the country, promulgated on May 2, 1952, which makes it the second National Park decreed.

The Sierra Nevada National Park

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Source:http://www.notitarde.com/te-mostramos-son-maravillas-venezuela/

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