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Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro

Coordinates: 10°49′56″N 69°00′49″W / 10.83213°N 69.01358°W / 10.83213; -69.01358
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Cueva de Quebrada del Toro
Map showing the location of Cueva de Quebrada del Toro
Map showing the location of Cueva de Quebrada del Toro
Location of Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro
Nearest citySanta Cruz de Bucaral
Coordinates10°49′56″N 69°00′49″W / 10.83213°N 69.01358°W / 10.83213; -69.01358
Area48,85 km²
Established21 March 1961
Governing bodyInparques

The Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro is a cave in the Sierra de Falcón in Falcón State, Venezuela. It is an active river cave, through which flows the largest known underground watercourse in Venezuela. It is protected as the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro National Park.

Wildlife

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Like the Cueva del Guácharo National Park, it has a population of oil-birds (steatornis caripensis).

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