Sierra Nevada de Mérida

National Park

Venezuela · Venezuelan Andes (Mérida)

Venezuelan Andes (Mérida)Declared in 19522,765 km²

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It holds Pico Bolívar, the highest in Venezuela, and the highest and longest cable car in the world until it closed for maintenance

Area

2,765 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1952

Region

Venezuelan Andes (Mérida)

Climate

Tropical, Montañoso

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Area: 2,765 km²

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It holds Pico Bolívar, the highest in Venezuela, and the highest and longest cable car in the world until it closed for maintenance

Declared in 1952, it protects Pico Bolívar (4,978 m), the highest in Venezuela, and was for decades reachable by the Mérida cable car, which was at one point the highest and longest in the world before it closed for prolonged maintenance in the early 2010s. The park holds the few tropical glaciers still hanging on in Venezuela, in rapid retreat under climate change.

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Venezuela, where Sierra Nevada de Mérida lies.

Selva tropicalSabanaMarino / costero

Experiences in this park

Observación de aves

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