This national park is located in the isthmus connecting Coro and La Vela de Coro to the Península de Paraguaná, in the State of Falcón. Located on the road to Punto Fijo. You can reach the Médanos de Coro by taking the road Barquisimeto-Churuguara-Coro; by the via Morón-Coro or the via Maracaibo-Coro.
 
The main attraction of the park are the médanos, dune and salt marsher, which give the impression of being in the middle of the Sahara Desert. It covers an area of 91,280 hectares and was declared national park in 1971. The istmo de los Médanos (Medanos isthmus) stands out from the complete landscape of the zone. It is a stretch 34 Km. long and 5 Km. wide with an average altitude of 20 meters (66 feet) above sea level.

Here, the most interesting show for the tourist is to see how the sand begins to change place and this sand forms capricious arabesque under the sun.

Many people go to this park, beyond the eco-tourist intentions, in order to healing several types of muscular pains with the use of the heat accumulated in these dunes. Here there are not facilities for the tourism. Some people go to the Médanos de Coro when they go to other near destinations as the city of Coro. This city was declared Historical Patrimony of the Humanity for the UNESCO.

In the dunes, the vegetation is scarce. There are not more than 60 flora species, mainly the tunas, cardones and cactus. The wild fauna is also scarce. This fauna include reptiles, lizards, iguanas, the partridge, the turpial, the cardinal coriano, bats, the rabbit and the fox among others.

We recommend you to visit to the Médanos de Coro like an alternative destination when you travels to the State of Falcón. And if you have a muscular pain or if you thinks that the heat of the sand of these dunes can be beneficial for its health, take advantage of this visit.