UBICATION OF AMAZON STATE.
The different manifestations of the indigenous groups represented
. natural monuments that occupy 34% of the state territory. The
The state Amazonas is located in the south of Venezuela, being
its limits the state Bolivar by the north; The Republic of Brazil; The
Bolivar state and Brazil for the east and the Republic of Colombia
for the west. Its name is due to its geographical location, which
corresponds to the region of the Amazon, which in one form or
another, is made up of all the South American countries, with the
sole exception of Chile. We can say that this vast area is perhaps
the largest lung of our planet, covered with jungles and with a very
high rainfall index.
THE CLIMATE OF THE AMAZON STATE
The climate of the Amazon State corresponds to the rainy,
monsoon and tropical savanna types. Basically there are two
seasons, one dry and one rainy. To the south there are no dry
months, while in the northwest there are up to four months of
drought. In the central and northern areas there is a moderate
water deficit between December and March. The average rainfall
exceeds 1,200 mm per year. The ANNUAL thermal oscillation is
minimal (between 1 ° C and 1.5 ° C) but the daily one is large,
(more than 15 ° C). The temperature of the coldest month is
above 15 ° C. The average annual temperature of the Parima
station, at 810 m in height, is 22.3 ° C while that of Tamatama (at
112 m and at the same latitude) is 27 ° C.5
AMAZON STATE TOURISM
In the Amazon state, factors that make up a group of great tourist
interest are conjugated and we could mention:
in the crafts that manifests itself in basketry, ceramics, musical
instruments, hunting and typical houses.
The natural tourist attraction, formed by the national parks and
landscapes of savanna and jungle, the presence of innumerable
rivers of clear and black waters, the jumps and raudales, the
tepuyes and hills.
Its forests are part of what has been called the "Green Lung of the
Planet" and constitutes the most prodigious reserve of natural
resources in the world.
Its rain forests are 75 million years old and along with identical
ecosystems along the green equatorial belt of the globe passing
through Africa and Asia, it interacts with the polar zones
maintaining the climatic balance of the planet.
In only 100 km2 of forest are 1500 different species of flowering
plants and 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds (1,800
throughout the Amazon), 150 species of mammals, 100 reptiles
and 50 amphibians. A true "Garden of Eden"
AMAZON STATE RELIEF
The entire Amazonas state is included in the so-called
Guayanese Shield. Its relief is comprised from the margins of the
Orinoco to the peak Marahuaca that with its 2832m., Is the climax
of the state. Indeed, the relief of the state is very varied, beginning
with the plains or savannas, ranging from 100 m to 500 m to
continue with the mountains and mountains, which abound in the
area, except given the western side of the state Being limited by
the rivers Orinoco, Guainía and Negro, obviously cross the lower
part of the territory. Indeed, in the north, east, and south there are
numerous mountain ranges, including Maigualida, Marahuaca,
Unturán, Parima, Tapirapecó, La Neblina, Imeri and Aracamuní,
among others.
VEGETATION OF THE AMAZON STATE
Much of the state of Amazonas, is covered by immense forests, REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
so the vegetation due to the high rainfall rate, is the typical jungle. MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACION
There are also sheets of dry soils and sheets of wet soils. Further U E N HILARION LOPEZ
up and depending on the height, the vegetation becomes more ARAURE EDO PORTUGUESA
scarce, until reaching more than 2,000 where it almost disappears
altogether.

GASTRONOMY OF THE AMAZON STATE

In Puerto Ayacucho and in the interior of the state there are

restaurants where the best dishes of the area are served: turtle
prepared in its carapacho, tapir, lapa; Also fish of the finest
qualities, like the morocoto, curbina, palometa, the mouth, the
caribbean, the guabina, the peacock and the lau lau; Among the
birds: the paují, wild duck, the turkey and the hen.

Different types of bread are also made: if the manioc from the
cassava is not enough, you can taste the green or fried plantain. It
should be noted that the mañoco is made with bitter cassava, in
which processing uses certain indigenous implements such as
sebucán, ray and budare.

In the Amazon, fruits such as pijiguao, tupiro, cocura, moriche,

copoazú, curuba, manaca, pineapples and ceje; The latter is
collected throughout the state, especially in the valleys of the
rivers Manapire, Casiquiare, Sipapo, Cuao and Ventuari; From it
is extracted the ceje oil, endowed with medicinal properties. MEMBER:

The catara is a regional spicy sauce made with yucca juice (yare), ANTONIO .P
species and bachaco culón (type of ant). Of this it is affirmed that
it is a powerful aphrodisiac, besides having an excellent flavor