Presentation of Los Nevados as attraction of Merida State

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Student: Daniela Paredes

2. MÉRIDA – VENEZUELA
The tour of Los Nevados is the most popular mountain trip we offer and with good reason, in just 3 days you.
Passes through 4 different climatic regions between 1600 meters and 4200 meters. You. Traveling by jeep, mule
and on foot, along a path of recua. You. Experience the traditional lifestyle of the Andean people, and all without
the pressure of a heavy backpack and without camping. This is a true mountain ride for (almost) the whole family.
Day 1: The trip is on a circular route starting with a 4 hour jeep ride on an exciting journey (narrow with sharp
turns and steep ravines) from Merida to Los Nevados 2700 m. Rest or afternoon walk. Night at our inn. DAY 2:
Travel about 4 hours by mule to the cable car station Loma Redonda 4300m, by the typical vegetation of the
Páramo of the Andes.. If you make 2-day tour, take the cable car back to Merida, if they chose the 3 day tour,
walked about 2 hours to a rustic farm where they will spend the second night, where have beautiful view of Pico
Bolivar, Merida and the mountains of the Sierra de La Culata. DAY 3: About 4 hours walking through the cloud
forest to Mucunutan, where a jeep will be waiting the Guamanchi Expeditions.
The average temperature ranges entre5 ° C below zero and 26 ° C,
with rain and snow during the months of July, August and
September. So if you decide to travel these days surely you will play
with the white snow, especially in Humboldt and Bolivar peaks. The
Sierra Nevada National Park was the second declared in the country .
There are the only existing glaciers in Venezuela , which have peaks
perpetuadurante snow all year . The highest peaks include Pico
Bolivar with its 4,978 meters high, accompanied by four other White
Eagles : La Concha , El Toro , The Mirror and The Lion, whose heights
exceed 4,700 m; besides the snowy peaks Humboldt ( 4,290 m ) and
elBondpland ( 4,942 m ) .

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However, the main tourist attraction in the area is and will always be the Mérida cable
car, the highest and longest in the world. This fabulous piece of engineering consists of
four stations linking the city of Merida to the Pico Espejo at 4,756 m above sea level.
During his tour through the Sierra Nevada National Park and you can see the changes in
vegetation and climate produced by altitude. In addition, the Sierra Nevada National
Park presents the visitor recreational alternatives such as climbing its spectacular peaks
yel hiking; the delecoturismo practice and walk through some of the most beautiful
villages in the region as Gavidia, El Carrizal, Los Nevados, El Morro. If you want to reach
the highest peaks in the park, it is advisable to go with a guide, and take the necessary
precautions, and start the tour as early as possible in the morning. Another provision
that tourists should take great heights is that the body usually experience
hyperventilation and fatigue; moreover, it is not recommended that people with heart
problems rise to over 4,000 m. high.

4. MÉRIDA – VENEZUELA
Student: Daniela Paredes