Caracas, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) located 50 loaves of marijuana during patrols on the shore of the Faro Oeste sector of the Gran Roque sector of the Los Roques Archipelago National Park, it was reported here.
Declared a national park in 1972, the archipelago has an area of approximately 40 square kilometers, although it encompasses a marine ecological system that is around 220,000 hectares (2,200 sq km; 849 sq miles) , and is made up of coral islands and rocky islets, coral reefs, among other wonders of nature, according to information from the Venezuelan Society of Ecology (SVE).
Venezuela’s Los Roques Archipelago National Park was created in 1972 to protect a marine ecosystem of exceptional beauty and ecological value dominated by coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds. The park, located about 80 miles north of the port of "La Guaira" in Caracas, covers 546 acres, making it the largest marine park in the…