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Sophisticated Cool Contrast with the Tropical Attitude in the Rest of Venezuela
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A Must Visit for Any Traveller to Venezuela
MalenaN Says: I went on the 4-day Los Llanos tour with Guamanci Expeditions. We were only three tourists so it became more expensive. We paid 800 BsF per person (June 2008).After breakfast we started the journey over the Andes. We stopped at the Chapel of San Rafael de Mucuchies and at...
MalenaN Says: CLOSED SINCE AUGUST 2008 (don't know for how long).One of the main attractions in Mérida is the teleférico, the highest and longest cable car in the world. It starts in Mérida at 1572m and continues on to the stations La Montaña at 2436m, La Aguada at 3452m and Lomo Redonda...
1 Review and 30 Opinions I stayed in Posada Casa Sol for 2 days. The place is located very close to the central square. This...
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MalenaN Says: I'm an ice cream lover and I eat lots of ice cream all year round, so I was definitely not going to miss the famous Heladeria Coromoto. Coromoto is in the Guinness Book of Records for being the ice cream place with most flavours, over 900. They don't have all 900 flavours at...
la trattoria da Lino: authentic italian food
call_me_rhia Says: Somehow someone had told us that it's possible to have real authentic Italian food in Merida. We decided to give it a try and went to the recommended Trattoria da Lino - where we met... guess... Lino. He's an incredibly nice man, an architect and a university teacher who has...
To Mérida from Caracas by plane
MalenaN Says: As I was flying from Los Roques to Caracas and then from Caracas to Mérida I had booked the ticket for Mérida at the same time I booked my trip to Los Roques. I made the arrangements with a travel agent in Venezuela via mail before leaving home. The ticket for Mérida was 135...
MalenaN Says: From a corner near Posada Gumanchi I took a taxi to the bus terminal. It was 10 Bsf. I was at the bus terminal in Merida at 8am and at 8.30 there was a bus going to San Cristobal with the bus company Expressos Unidos. The price was 22 Bs (July 2008). It was a small bus with...
MalenaN Says: As the sign says (charcutería, pizzería, panadería, pastelería) you can by a lot of different things at Roma. Roma is situated conveniently next to Posada Guamanchi where I stayed. It is also on the way to the Teleférico for many people. Early in the morning you can see the...
Mercado Principal de Mérida: Need Gifts for Friends and Family?
ukmagicman Says: This is the one stop shop for all your gift needs. The mercado has 3 large floors of everything you could want to buy from merida. The first floor has many stalls selling food, drinks, and Andian sweats. Look around for the deals as many often give 2 for the price of 3 etc....
MalenaN Says: Frailejón is a plant of the family Asteraceae and of the genus Espeletia. It is growing on open highland at high altitude (the páramo) in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. In Venezuela you will find them above 3300 metres in the Andean region. The leaves grow in a rosette...
Take a Guide if Hiking up the Mountain
ukmagicman Says: If you are thinking of hiking up to Pico Bolivar, make sure you consult with a tour company and see about taking a guide. It is a very difficult hike from the bottom to the top and the terrain changes considerably from being in a lush, warm forest to snow covered terrain....
Pack Those U.S. Dollars and Things Will Be Cheaper
ukmagicman Says: If you are planning to take lots of trips in Merida with tour companies to places like Los Llanos and Catatumbo or to participate in things like Canyoning, Paragliding, Mountain Biking, Rafting, etc, you should bring U.S. dollars to pay for these as they will be much...
ukmagicman Says: It can get a little chilly at night sometimes in Merida and you may need a jacket when at the top of Pico Bolivar. So if visiting Merida, make sure you bring a rain jacket or sweater just in case so that you can stay warm. The climate here is very different to other parts...
luis.ydler Says: Natoura Adventure Travel Tours (http://www.natoura.com/) is a travel company which has a partnership with a local Spanish teaching institution in Merida, Venezuela. Visit the link above to get more info.
MalenaN Says: Los Llanos is a part of Venezuela which consists of vast grass plains. In Venezuela Los Llanos covers 300 000 sq km, almost a third of the country. But not much of the population is living here. The soil is low in nutrients and the farms are mostly cattle ranches. You will...
MalenaN Says: It was a bit chilly in the morning but the views around the house were beautiful, with the surrounding mountains and a lid of clouds over the valley below. And it was very peaceful. After breakfast we filled our bottles with water that Pedro had boiled. The water was clean,...
MalenaN Says: After breakfast men came with the mules and the luggage was prepared and fastened on to the mules. Then we set off. There was nothing you had to do to get the mule walk forward, it just followed the others. We rode through a beautiful landscape that changed as we came to...
MalenaN Says: Day 1 - Los Nevados TourAfter breakfast we set off from Guamanchi’s office in two jeeps. We were three tourists and a guide going on the 3-day tour in one car and a family and their guide, doing the 2-day tour, in the other car. Partly the road was a narrow mountain road,...
MalenaN Says: Laguna Mucubají is one of many lagoons in Sierra Nevada National Park, and it is one of the largest lagoons. It is easy to visit as it is near the main road from Mérida towards Barinas. Laguna Mucubaji is situated at 3540 metres and the surrounding landscape is typical of...
Chapel of San Rafael de Mucuchies
MalenaN Says: In the village San Rafael de Mucuchies, which is one of the highest located villages in Venezuela at 3140 metres, you can see a handmade stone chapel. This chapel was built by the Venezuelan artist Juan Félix Sanchez (1900 - 1997) who was from the area. The chapel, which is...
Bring Lots of US Dollars to Pay for Excursions
ukmagicman Says: If you are planning to take lots of trips in Merida with tour companies to places like Los Llanos and Catatumbo or to participate in things like Canyoning, Paragliding, Mountain Biking, Rafting, etc, you should bring U.S. dollars to pay for these as they will be much...
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