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Mochima National Park

Protected area in Venezuela

Field	Value
name	Mochima National Park
iucn_category	II
photo	Mochima-La Piscina.JPG
location	Sucre (state), Venezuela
nearest_city	Cumaná
map	Venezuela
relief	yes
map_caption	Location of Mochima National Park
coordinates
area	949,35 km2
established	December 19, 1973
visitation_num	~ 500,000
visitation_year	2005
governing_body	INPARQUES
url	http://www.inparques.gob.ve/index.php?parques=view&codigo=pn_0011&sec=1

Mochima National Park ( ) is located in the Anzoátegui and Sucre states, on the northeastern coast of Venezuela. The park covers 94,935 hectares and is made up of an exclusively marine area in its western sector (Anzoátegui State), a coastal marine area that includes the Gulf of Santa Fé and Mochima Bay, and a mountainous area that covers the Turimiquire Dam watershed (Sucre State). Mochima Park was created to protect the montane forests of the Turimiquire Range and the country's eastern Caribbean Sea marine landscapes.

History

Mochima National Park was created on December 19, 1973. Named after the town of Mochima, it is one of numerous national parks along Venezuela's northeast Caribbean coastline. It was the second marine park in Venezuela and encompasses the entire shoreline between Puerto La Cruz and Cumaná plus 32 islands just offshore.

Geography

This coast is a mountainous zone with beaches, gulfs and inlets of extraordinary beauty. Because of various microclimates, some areas have gigantic cliffs nearly devoid of vegetation dropping into the water, while others are lush with jungle vegetation and sandy beaches. Many small towns have sprung up along the 50 km between the cities on either side (Puerto La Cruz and Cumaná).

Climate

Year-round temperatures range between 20 and 26 °C. Coastal climate has high temperatures and constant trade winds from November until May, while it is a bit cooler with more humidity from June to October.

Size

The park measures 949 km2.

Fauna and flora

Marine waters in the park are rich in cetacean diversities, including such as humpback whales, Bryde's whales, sperm whales, pilot whales, and several species of dolphins. The turtle grass present in Mochima Bay provides a good environment for many gastropods and mollusks such as Eared ark clam, Tiger lucine, Buttonsnail, and Turkey wing clam.

Gallery

File:Mochima.jpg|Beach in Mochima Park File:Danza en el mar.jpg|Long-beaked common dolphins nearby Isla de Plata File:Lanchas en el ambarcadero de Mochima II.jpg|Boats in Mochima Park File:Leguan im Wasser anagoria.JPG File:Venezuela - Mochima - Playa Manzanilla.jpg|Manzanilla Beach File:Playa Puinare, PN Mochima, edo. Anzoátegui.JPG|Puinare Island File:Mochima, Venezuela (12467569625).jpg File:Playa Punta la Cruz - Mochima - Venezuela.jpg File:Sol y palmeras.jpg File:Peñon en el Parque Nacional Mochima.JPG File:Parque Nacional Mochima2.JPG File:Rayos de Sol en Mochima.jpg File:Orilla de Playa en Isla del parque Nacional Mochima..jpg File:La Piscina The Pool (2935982391).jpg File:Parque Nacional Mochima pequeña Isla.jpg

File:Mochima paraiso Venezolano 4.jpg File:Piedras en Isla el faro Parque Mochima.jpg

References

(1990). "El Geopatrimonio en la Caracterización del Parque Nacional Mochima, estados Anzoátegui y Sucre. Venezuela.". INPARQUES.
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(5 January 2022). "Habitat use of common dolphin (Delphinus sp.) in the Mochima National Park, Sucre, Venezuela". Journal of Cetacean Research and Management.
(June 2003). "Diversidad y abundancia de moluscos en las praderas de Thalassia testudinum de la Bahía de Mochima, Parque Nacional Mochima, Venezuela". Revista de Biología Tropical.

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