Cueva del Guácharo National Park

This article is about the Venezuelan cave and national park. For the Colombian Natural park, see Cueva de los Guácharos.
Cueva del Guácharo National Park
Cave mouth
Location of Cueva del Guácharo National Park
LocationMonagas, Venezuela
Nearest cityCaripe
Coordinates10°12′00″N 63°38′23″W / 10.19989°N 63.63968°W / 10.19989; -63.63968
Area627 km²
EstablishedMay 27, 1975 (1975-05-27)
Governing bodyINPARQUES

The Guácharo Cave National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cueva del Guácharo) is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the town of Caripe, Monagas, Venezuela.

It has as its centerpiece a large limestone cave, Guácharo Cave, which is the longest cave in Venezuela. The cave is a limestone cavern over 10 km (6.2 mi) long, with a number of large chambers and rock formations. The temperature inside the cave generally remains near 19 °C (66 °F) and the humidity at 100%.

The cavern is famous for being home to thousands of guácharos, or oilbirds, which is where the cave and the park get their name.

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