Venezuela

Venezuela has 43 national parks, 85 recreational parks and 21 natural monuments.

That makes Venezuela a virgin tourist destination but the world, with many possibilities for ecotourism really know, and enjoy something truly unique. National Parks, Natural Monuments Recreation and Parks cover a surface of around 20,328,005 hectares, representing just over 16% of national territory. The system includes 43 national parks, 36 natural monuments Parks and 79 Recreation. These figures make the public authority Inparques administrator for the largest proportion of land area protected forefront of environmental conservation in the region. These areas are legally protected, formed by one or more categories of management consisting of natural and cultural resources, whose elements interact organizations, as a mainframe, which houses and protects natural attractions, offering alternative education, entertainment and recreation, plus large scenic treasures, which encompass the diversity of ecosystems and ecological importance scenic, ideal for the enjoyment and contemplation. The National Park System contains representative samples of environmental diversity and the country's territorial cooked, allowing comprehensive management of its resources to the preservation and perpetuity of the natural processes and cycles. The recreational areas within this system is a network of sites designed and oriented to the formation of full citizens, partners in the responsibility of making rational use of resources and guarantee the sovereignty, territorial security and independence.