Travel Guide Parque Nacional De Macarao

The park is located in the south-east of the capital, it forms a triangle that encompasses the federal district and the state of Miranda, it limits by the southwest Caracas and the villages of El Jarillo, El Junquito and San Pedro de los Altos. Declared in 1973, this 15 000-hectare park is a characteristic area of the Cordillera of the Centre, culminating in Alto de No León (2 098 m). There are several types of vegetation, including savannah due to destruction at the beginning of the century of a part of the woods. Many Caraqueños come on Sundays. Macarao contains a wide variety of flora and fauna, with more than 260 bird species, of which 12 are endemic, including the caracas de caracas (Scytalopus caracae), the magnificent cotinga (Pipreola formosa), the rousse queue (Chamaeza ruficauda), the sillonné bec (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) and the purple breast hummingbird (Sternoclyta cyanopectus). Some are at the international level, such as the Hocco in Pierre (Pauxi pauxi), the Tocro of Venezuela (Odontophorus columbianus). Its landscape is mainly mountainous, the valley is located in the lower part 1 000 metres above sea level. As in other parts of the country, a period of drought may occur from November to April, the remainder of rainfall is frequent. The average temperature of the park is between 16 ° C and 26 ° C. The presence of the dam built in 1944 deserves attention, in fact it is one of the most important reservoirs for the city of Caracas. Some ruins of the first aqueduct are still visible.