Jasper Creek (Spanish: Quebrada de Jaspe; in the local Pemon language Kako Parú[1]) is the name of a river and a series of cascades and waterfalls in Venezuela. The name jasper is derived from the fact that the water flows over a smooth bedrock of mostly red and black jasper.
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The river is located in the Gran Sabana Municipality of Bolívar State, Venezuelan Guayana. They can be reached from the town of Santa Elena de Uairén.
Conservation status
editThis is a natural monument in the eastern sector of Canaima National Park protected by law.
See also
editReferences
edit- "Jasper Creek". Alluring World. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
Notes
edit- ^ "Quebrada de Jaspe - Venezuela, South America - Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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