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Cordillera de Mérida

The Cordillera de Mérida is a mountain range, or massif, in northwestern . The Cordillera de Mérida is a northeastern extension of the Andes Mountains and the most important branch of the Venezuelan Andes.
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,600 metres
  • Description: mountain range in Venezuela
  • Also known as: “Andes”, “Andes de Mérida”, “Cordillera de Merida”, “Cordillera Merideña”, “Sierra de Mérida”, and “Sierra Nevada de Mérida”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pico Bolívar and Pico La Concha.

Peak
Photo: Fer31416, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the highest mountain in , at 4,978 metres. Located in Mérida State. It can be reached only by walking; the Mérida cable car, which was the highest and longest cable car in the world when it was built, only reaches .

Peak
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the of . It has a height of 4,922 metres.

Peak
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is Venezuela's fourth-highest peak, at 4,883 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of.

Cordillera de Mérida

Latitude
8.55° or 8° 33′ north
Longitude
-71.035° or 71° 2′ 6″ west
Elevation
2,600 metres (8,530 feet)
Open location code
67WCGXX8+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5653697322
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
3632307
Wiki­data ID
Q931210
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Satellite Map

Discover Cordillera de Mérida from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Cordillera de Mérida” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Bulgarian: “Кордилера де Мерида”
  • Catalan: “serralada de Mérida”
  • Catalan: “Serralada de Mérida”
  • Cebuano: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Chinese: “梅里達山脈”
  • Croatian: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Czech: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Czech: “Méridská Kordillera”
  • Dutch: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة جبال ميريدا”
  • Esperanto: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • French: “Cordillère de Mérida”
  • Galician: “Cordilleira de Mérida”
  • Georgian: “კორდილიერა-დე-მერიდა”
  • German: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Italian: “Cordigliera di Mérida”
  • Japanese: “メリダ山脈”
  • Ladin: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Lithuanian: “Meridos Kordiljera”
  • Polish: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Portuguese: “Cordilheira de Mérida”
  • Russian: “Кордильера-де-Мерида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Slovak: “Méridská Kordillera”
  • Slovenian: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Slovenian: “Meridska Kordiljera”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera de Merida”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Swedish: “Cordillera de Mérida”
  • Ukrainian: “Кордильєра-де-Мерида”
  • Ukrainian: “Кордильєра-де-Меріда”
  • Venetian: “Cordejera de Mérida”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Antiguo Glaciar de Timoncito and Repisa Pasamano.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laguna El Encierro and Aguja Anzil.

Venezuela: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Caracas, Mérida, Maracaibo, and Táchira.

Curious Peaks to Discover

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cordillera de Mérida”. Photo: Hendricksanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0.