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Founded in 1558 Santiago de los Caballeros de
Mérida is now a Beautiful City surrounded
by high mountains, with a singular colonial area,
several green parks, and its people always nice,
helpful and friendly.
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Mérida is located at the foothill of the
Sierra Nevada, its average temperature is 20°C.
Whenever the sky is clear you can see from any place
in the city the highest peak in Venezuela, Bolivar
Peak, with 5007 mts above sea level. On the northern
side of the Sierra because of the lack of Rain,
old Glaciers have formed over 400 lakes from which
the most known are Laguna Mucubaji and Laguna Negra.
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In Mérida we have the longest and highest
Cable Car in the World which goes from the city
itself to an altitud of 4765mts above sea level,
giving you the most wonderful sight as you go
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The City
is surrounded by several colonial Villages such as
Timotes, Chachopo, Apartaderos, San Rafael de Mucuchies,Tabay,
Mucubaji, Santo Domingo among others, all of them
with nice and colorful typical old houses in between
beautiful mountains with the most comfortable climate
all year round.
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Paramo " The Moors"
Live the experience of being
at the zenith of the highest road in Venezuela (4,118
metres above sea level), surrounded by the sheer immensity
of mountains and valleys, and overwhelmed by sharp
frozen winds.
Along this journey, on the sloping mountainsides you
will see farmers cultivating the same terraces or
"andenes" that were designed by pre-Hispanic
natives. Stone walls and crossed streams enclose pastures.
You will frequently see horses and cattle, as well
as trout fisheries.
Shops for handicrafts, flowers, and food abound, as
well as hotels, guesthouses, huts and camps. Good
restaurants and small cafes can be found along the
road, as well as gas stations, vehicle accessories
and traveler items shops. Deep-rooted traditions and
modern services coexist in harmony in this Andean
medley.
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