Discover Puente Viejo in Venezuela
Puente Viejo in the region of Mérida is a town located in Venezuela - some 341 mi or ( 548 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .
Local time in Puente Viejo is now 07:35 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Valera, Valencia, San Cristóbal, Mucusun, and Mocochopo. When in this area, you might want to check out Valera . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Puente Viejo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Campo Elías Municipality
The Campo Elías Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 100,192. The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.
Located at 8.33 -71.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Jají, Venezuela
Jají is a community in the Campo Elías Municipality of Mérida state in Venezuela, in the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental, at an altitude of 1781 m. It is 34 kilometers from the city of Mérida. The town was founded in 1580 by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo with the name San Pedro de Jají. García Varela refounded the town in 1610 with the name of San Miguel de Jají. It is now a planned village, restored in the twentieth century in Spanish Colonial style, and a major tourist destination.
Located at 8.57 -71.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Pico El Toro
Pico El Toro is a mountain in the Andes of Venezuela. It has a height of 4755 metres.
Located at 8.35 -71.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518
Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was an ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop aircraft, registration YV1449, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Mérida, Venezuela to Caracas that crashed into the side of a mountain on 21 February 2008, shortly after takeoff. There were 43 passengers on board, with a crew of two pilots and a flight attendant. The wreckage was discovered a day later with no survivors. It is the highest death toll of any aviation accident involving an ATR 42.
Located at 8.66 -71.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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