Mérida, Mountain city in Venezuelan Andes.
The city extends across a large terrace near the Chama River, positioned at an elevation of 1,641 meters in the Cordillera de Mérida range.
Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez established the settlement in 1558, and it moved to its current location in 1560 due to conflicts with local populations.
The University of Los Andes, founded in 1785, maintains its position as an educational center, attracting students from across Venezuela to study in Mérida.
The organized street grid system uses numbered Calles and Avenidas, with Plaza Bolívar serving as the central reference point for navigation through the city.
The Mérida Cable Car system extends 12 kilometers, reaching an altitude of 4,765 meters at Pico Espejo, making it the highest aerial lift in the world.
Location: Libertador
Inception: 1558
Elevation above the sea: 1,630 m
Website: http://merida.gob.ve
GPS coordinates: 8.58170,-71.16581
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:23
Pico Bolívar
13.7 km
Mérida cable car
12.7 km
Sierra Nevada National Park
51.3 km
Humboldt peak
19 km
Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
39.8 km
Sierra La Culata National Park
33.5 km
Pico Espejo
13.6 km
Laguna Negra
45.7 km
Botanical Garden of Mérida
5.3 km
Los Aleros
18 km
Pico Bonpland
18.3 km
Hacienda La Victoria (Mérida State)
51.2 km
Meseta la Galera Natural Monument
55.8 km
Pico La Concha
15.6 km
Pico El León
10.6 km
Pico Mucuñuque
44.5 km
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia
53.4 km
Basilica of St. Lucia, Timotes
64.8 km
Alto de Timotes
48.5 km
Pico Mifés
44.3 km
Capilla del Filo del Tisure
45.4 km
Monte Carmelo
77.8 km
Parque Zoológico Chorros de Milla
6 km
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
3 km
Pico El Gavilán
50.1 km
Capilla de Piedra de San Rafael de Mucuchies
38.7 km
La Corona glacier
17.7 km
Urbanización Villa Santa
5.4 kmReviews
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