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[[File:Beach choroni venezuela.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Choroni Beach]], Henry Pittier National Park.]] |
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'''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]]. The park was renamed in 1953 with the name of [[Henri Pittier]], a distinguished [[Swiss]] [[geographer]], [[botanist]] and [[ethnologist]], who arrived in Venezuela in 1917, classified more than 30,000 plants in the country and devoted many years studying the flora and fauna in the park. |
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'''Henri Pittier National Park''' was created in 1937 and is the oldest of [[Venezuela]]'s [[national park]]s.<ref name="Inparques">{{cite web | url=http://www.inparques.gob.ve/index.php?parques=view&codigo=pn_0001&sec=1 | title=Parque Nacional Henri Pittier Selvas nubladas, bosque seco y playas | publisher=Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES) | accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref> It is famous for its [[bird]]life.<ref name="IBA">{{cite web | url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=14926 | title=Factsheet | accessdate=June 22, 2012 | author=[[BirdLife International]] (2012)}}</ref> |
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The park is the largest protected area in Venezuela's Coastal Mountain Range and its [[eco-system]]s vary with altitude (0 - 2,436m).<ref>Crespo, Luis Alberto. 1993: Parque Nacional Henry Pittier. Venezuela Tierra Mágica Ediciones Corpoven, S.A. Caracas 24p. ISBN 980-255-576-4 {{Please check ISBN|reason=Check digit (4) does not correspond to calculated figure.}}</ref><ref>Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6</ref><ref>Vareschi, Volkmar. 1992: Ecología de la vegetación tropical con especial atención a investigaciones en Venezuela. Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales. Caracas. 307p. ISBN 980-07-1270-4</ref> |
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Henry Pittier National Park has the honor of having started the history of [[national parks in Venezuela]]. It has an area of 107,800 hectares, located in the north of [[Aragua]] state, comprising most of the Araguan costs and mountainous area of [[Carabobo]] state also borders the [[San Esteban National Park]]. Henri Pittier National Park is the largest among the national parks of the Venezuelan Coastal Range. |
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The park was originally took its name from a coffee plantation called ''Rancho Grande'', and its research centre is still called ''Estación Biológica Rancho Grande''. The park was renamed [[Henri Pittier]] in recognition of the Swiss biologist who was instrumental in its foundation. Henri Pittier arrived in Venezuela in 1917, and classified more than 30 thousand species of plants in the country and he decided to dedicate some years in studying the flora and fauna in the area of the current park.<ref>Tamayo, Francisco. 1985. “Imagen y huella de [[Henri Pittier|Henri François Pittier]]”. INTEVEP, Caracas. 173p ISBN 980-259-004-5</ref> Henri Pittier was the one who started Venezuelan National Park history. |
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The park consists of two geographic systems: a steep mountain, where more than 500 [[bird]] species and 22 [[Endemism|endemic species]]. In the park there are nine major rivers and a great diversity of flora and vegetation. The second system is the coastal area with bays, beaches and resorts of a huge tourism potential. |
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Besides its ecological importance is also an important source of [[water]] for cities and towns that surround it and is also the land where cultivated one of the best [[Theobroma cacao|cacao]] of the world, especially in the village of [[Chuao]]. |
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==History== |
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[[File:Turiamo beach.jpg|thumb|200px|'''daniel''', located in the coastal zone of Henri Pittier National Park.]] |
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Decreed National Park on February 13, 1937 and originally christened with the name of ''Rancho Grande'', under the chairmanship of General Eleazar López Contreras, became the first national park status in the country. |
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Subsequently, on May 24, 1953 was renamed ''Henri Pittier'', a distinguished Swiss engineer, naturalist and botanist founder of the system of national parks of Venezuela, who managed the consolidation of the park and spent much of his life in the study of forest tropical ecosystem and thousands of species of plants and fauna in the park. |
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Although it initially was set at 90,000 ha of park, later in 1974 in the government of [[Carlos Andrés Pérez]] was appended another 17,800 ha, resulting in a total area of 107,800 ha, current geographic area of the park. |
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It was created in order to preserve the cloud forest ecosystems and marine-coastal and estuarine environments of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, threatened by burning and agricultural activities, and protect its biodiversity and the preservation of those endemic, rare, vulnerable or endangered species. It also protects important water resources that supply water to nearby towns and is a space for research, recreation and environmental education. Thus the efforts of scientist Henri Pittier for the creation of the Park. |
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For years the park has been protected by the ''Instituto Nacional de Parques de Venezuela'' (INPARQUES), which assumes a systematic policy of conservation and preservation of natural resources of the park. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Nearest city | Maracay |
| Coordinates | 8°19′48″N 66°37′58″W / 8.33000°N 66.63278°W |
| Area | 1078 km² |
| Established | 13 February 1937 |
| Governing body | INPARQUES |
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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. The park was renamed in 1953 with the name of Henri Pittier, a distinguished Swiss geographer, botanist and ethnologist, who arrived in Venezuela in 1917, classified more than 30,000 plants in the country and devoted many years studying the flora and fauna in the park.
Henry Pittier National Park has the honor of having started the history of national parks in Venezuela. It has an area of 107,800 hectares, located in the north of Aragua state, comprising most of the Araguan costs and mountainous area of Carabobo state also borders the San Esteban National Park. Henri Pittier National Park is the largest among the national parks of the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
The park consists of two geographic systems: a steep mountain, where more than 500 bird species and 22 endemic species. In the park there are nine major rivers and a great diversity of flora and vegetation. The second system is the coastal area with bays, beaches and resorts of a huge tourism potential.
Besides its ecological importance is also an important source of water for cities and towns that surround it and is also the land where cultivated one of the best cacao of the world, especially in the village of Chuao.
History
Decreed National Park on February 13, 1937 and originally christened with the name of Rancho Grande, under the chairmanship of General Eleazar López Contreras, became the first national park status in the country.
Subsequently, on May 24, 1953 was renamed Henri Pittier, a distinguished Swiss engineer, naturalist and botanist founder of the system of national parks of Venezuela, who managed the consolidation of the park and spent much of his life in the study of forest tropical ecosystem and thousands of species of plants and fauna in the park.
Although it initially was set at 90,000 ha of park, later in 1974 in the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez was appended another 17,800 ha, resulting in a total area of 107,800 ha, current geographic area of the park.
It was created in order to preserve the cloud forest ecosystems and marine-coastal and estuarine environments of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, threatened by burning and agricultural activities, and protect its biodiversity and the preservation of those endemic, rare, vulnerable or endangered species. It also protects important water resources that supply water to nearby towns and is a space for research, recreation and environmental education. Thus the efforts of scientist Henri Pittier for the creation of the Park.
For years the park has been protected by the Instituto Nacional de Parques de Venezuela (INPARQUES), which assumes a systematic policy of conservation and preservation of natural resources of the park.
References
External links
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier at ParksWatch.org
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier MiPunto.com
- Parque Henri Pittier en la Red Escolar Nacional
- Estación Biológica Dr. Alberto Fernández Yepez
- De la Costa Eco-Lodge Parque Nacional Henri Pittier Venezuela
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier en Araira.org
- Actividades en la Ciénaga
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