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La Corona Destination Guide

Delve into La Corona in Venezuela

La Corona in the region of Mérida is a city in Venezuela - some 311 mi or ( 500 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of La Corona

Current time in La Corona is now 08:58 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Loma las Mesas, Valera, Valencia, Tabay, and Santa Rosa. While being here, make sure to check out Loma las Mesas . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in La Corona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HELICOPTERO KAMOV - 32 TELEFERICO DE MERIDA MARZO 2012 VENEZUELA

0:38 min by espasamerida
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HELICOPTERO KAMOV - 32 TELEFERICO DE MERIDA MARZO 2012 ..

Los Puripuris en Mérida (y 3era. Parte)

9:40 min by PipoPhotoShow
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Este año 2010 el Grupo Turístico Puripuris de Puerto Cabello se ha dirigido al estado Merida. Allí con su carga de alegría y entusiasmo se recrearon y divirtieron a mas no poder. Hé aquí una muestra d ..


Martín's Venezuela Vlog 7: A Cabin In The Middle of The Mountains

2:38 min by Colmillos101
Views: 92 Rating: 0.00

We go up to my grandpa's cabin to spend the night there with my cousins. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Pico Humboldt

Pico Humboldt is Venezuela's second highest peak, at 4,940 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of. The peak with its sister peak Pico Bonpland, and the surrounding páramos are protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park. It is named after the famous German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.55 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Glaciers of Venezuela, Mountains of Venezuela

Pico Bonpland

Pico Bonpland is Venezuela's third highest peak, at 4,883 metres above sea level. It is located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida, in the Venezuelan Andes of. The peak with its sister peak Pico Humboldt, and the surrounding páramos are protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park. The name of the peak is in honor to Aimé Bonpland, although he never visited the Venezuelan Andes. The glaciers located in the Bonpland were the result from Merida glaciation in the Pleistocene.

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Located at 8.53 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Glaciers of Venezuela, Mountains of Venezuela

Pico La Concha

Pico La Concha is a mountain in the Andes of Venezuela. It has a height of 4,922 metres.

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Located at 8.54 -71.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mountains of Venezuela

Catatumbo lightning

The Catatumbo Lightning (Spanish Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. The frequent, powerful flashes of lightning over this relatively small area are considered to be the world's largest single generator of tropospheric ozone, that is, ozone that does not replenish the stratospheric ozone layer.

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Located at 8.50 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Anomalous weather, Geography of Venezuela, Lightning, Zulia

Mérida cable car

The Mérida Cable Car (Spanish: Teleférico de Mérida) was the world's highest cable car. Its base is located in the Venezuelan city of Mérida at an altitude of 1,640 metres, and its terminus is on Pico Espejo, at 4,765 metres . The whole system was opened to the public in 1960; it was closed indefinitely in 2008, with a declaration that it had reached the end of its service life and is being rebuilt. The Mérida cable car is the highest and largest cable car in the world.

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Located at 8.53 -71.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Aerial tramways in Venezuela, Transport in Venezuela