Sierra Nevada de Mérida
National Park
Venezuelan Andes (Mérida)Designated in 19522,765 km²
It holds Pico Bolívar, the highest in Venezuela, and one of the highest cable cars in the world
Area
2,765 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1952
Highlight
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 in 2008; it reopened, renewed, in 2016. The park held Venezuela's last tropical glaciers, lost to climate change: the last one, the Humboldt, ceased to be considered a glacier in 2024.
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Sierra Nevada de Mérida: 18 documented species
Mammals6Birds11Amphibians1
Threatened:
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Venezuela, where Sierra Nevada de Mérida lies.
Tropical rainforestSavannahMarine / coastal
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
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