Peninsula de Paria National Park

Peninsula de Paria National Park protects large areas of the Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela, including coastal, mangrove and inland forest habitats. The park conserves a mix of marine and terrestrial ecosystems characteristic of the peninsula.

Visitors encounter beaches, headlands and small coastal settlements along with forested slopes and interior montane habitats. The area is valued for biodiversity, birdlife and its relatively undeveloped coastal landscapes.

The area was set aside under Venezuela’s system of protected areas to conserve the peninsula’s coastal and forest ecosystems and to manage resource use along this section of the Gulf of Paria. Management aims to balance conservation with local livelihoods.

The park occupies the Paria Peninsula in northeastern Venezuela off the Gulf of Paria, principally within Sucre state and reachable from regional coastal towns.

• Limited access: Access to much of the park is limited and often requires travel by road from nearby coastal towns or by boat to remote coastal sections.

What to See #

• Coastal beaches and headlands: Coastal beaches and headlands along the Paria Peninsula that include sandy shores, rocky points and small bays used for fishing and low-density recreation.
• Montane and coastal forests: Interior montane and coastal forest zones on the peninsula with humid forest, steep slopes and remnants of native vegetation important for biodiversity.