Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro

The Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro is a cave in the Sierra de Falcón in Falcón State, Venezuela. It is an active river cave, through which flows the largest known underground watercourse in Venezuela. It is protected as the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park.

Cueva de Quebrada del Toro
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro
Nearest citySanta Cruz de Bucaral
Coordinates10.83213°N 69.01358°W / 10.83213; -69.01358
Area48,85 km²
Established21 March 1961
Governing bodyInparques

Wildlife

Like the Cueva del Guácharo National Park, it has a population of oil-birds (steatornis caripensis).


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