Piedra del Cocuy Natural Monument

The Piedra del Cocuy Natural Monument[1] (Spanish: Monumento Natural Piedra del Cocuy)[2] Is a natural protected area located in the Río Negro municipality, in the state of Amazonas,[3] Venezuela.[4] It received the status of natural monument by decree No. 2,986 dated December 12, 1978, published in Official Gazette 2.417-E dated March 7, 1979.

Piedra del Cocuy Natural Monument
Monumento Natural Piedra del Cocuy
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Location
Location Venezuela
Coordinates1°14′N 66°49′W
Area0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi)
EstablishedDecember 12, 1978 (1978-12-12)

Covering an area of 15 hectares, the monument status was created with the aim of protecting the Piedra del Cocuy and its natural surroundings. It is located less than two miles east of the Rio Negro near the Brazilian and Colombian borders.

It is possible to emphasize its geological formation, of outstanding prominence of granite of 400 m of height on the plane. The summit consists of 3 very steep peaks. Due to the roughness of the hill, the vegetation is not very abundant and is characterized by its endemism, whereas in the immediate environment the vegetation is exuberant of the humid tropical forest.

See also

References
  1. Monumento Natural Piedra del Cocuy
  2. Reniao Internacional Sobre Administracao de Unidades de Conservacao na Regiao Amazonica (in Spanish). IICA Biblioteca Venezuela.
  3. Guía ecoturística de Venezuela (in Spanish). Miro Popić Editor C.A. 1998-01-01.
  4. Guía de los parques nacionales y monumentos naturales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Parques. 1982-01-01.
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