San Esteban National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Location of San Esteban National Park
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| Nearest city | Maracay, Puerto Cabello and Valencia |
| Coordinates | 10°23′27″N 67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°WCoordinates: 10°23′27″N 67°58′49″W / 10.390833°N 67.980278°W |
| Area | 445 km² |
| Established | 14 January 1987 |
| Governing body | INPARQUES |
The San Esteban National Park (in Spanish Parque Nacional San Esteban) is located in Carabobo, Venezuela.
The park lies on the Northeastern part of Carabobo and it links with the Henri Pittier National Park of Aragua.
Both are natural reservation areas. The park was created in 1987 and it is 445 square kilometres. It lies in the municipalities of Guacara, Naguanagua, Puerto Cabello and San Diego.
The park includes Solano Castle at Puerto Cabello. It also protects other historical areas including the located in the area of Tronconero, Vigirima, where are petroglyphs made by pre-Colonial Indians, as well as The Way of the Spanish, a path between Puerto Cabello and Valencia, and its arched bridge; the town of San Esteban, home of national hero Bartolomé Salom, and the Indian Salt Way between Patanemo and Guacara.
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