Cueva del Guácharo National Park
El Guacharo National Park is located in Venezuela. The park area of 627 km2 has a very diverse flora and fauna, an interesting mountain range, which attracts tourists from all over the world. El Guacharo National Park is divided into two parts: the Black Mountains, where the Guacharo Cave is located, and the Media Caripe River Basin.
The landscape of the area was formed millions of years ago, but the decision to create a Park was made in 1975. One of the attractions of the Guacharo National Park is the Miraflores Gate, which has steep slopes up to 250 m above the ground. Nearby you can admire the Salto La Paila waterfall.
Guacharo Cave is named after the Guajaro birds that live here and fly out to hunt at night. These flocks of birds form an integral part of the caves. There are about 18,000 thousand of them in the caves. As soon as dusk falls, they fly out to extract oil-rich fruits. Guacharos build nests in caves from their own droppings. The cave is formed from a mountain sediment formed due to the drying up of the sea, with a length of 10.5 kilometers. The cave is divided into two parts: the first part is reserved for tourists and the second, forbidden to tourists. The huge size of the gallery halls, connected by narrow corridors, fascinates with their beauty. The cave of El Guacharo National Park is dominated by rocks such as limestone, sandstone and chalk, which mix with each other and create bizarre paintings.
After visiting the Guacharo Cave, tourists first enter the Humboldt Hall, where large stalactites with different lengths and thicknesses hang from the ceiling, many of them have names on a church theme. Next is the Gallery of Silence, which is really very hard to hear due to the placement of stones on both sides, which block the sound flow. The next one is the River Gallery, interesting because it is made of clay. At the exit of the cave, you can see a lot of colorful fish. And finally, tourists will have to get acquainted with the Precious Hall, which has three domes: the first one is called Rolando, the second Bell Hall and the third - Four dogs, named because of the similarity of stalactites with four-legged friends.
Having tasted El Guacharo National Park, each of the tourists will find something new and interesting for themselves, as the park has plenty of attractions.
