Category: Mountain

Teta de Niquitao

The Teta de Niquitao-Guirigay Natural Monument is a protected natural area located in the state of Trujillo, Venezuela. It has the highest mountain in the

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El Ávila, con Altamira y la Castellana en el primer plano

El Ávila National Park

The Ávila National Park, officially known as Waraira Repano National Park for its indigenous Cariban name, protects part of the Cordillera de la Costa Central mountain range, in the coastal region of central-northern Venezuela. The area’s highest elevation is Pico Naiguatá, at 2,765 meters (9,072 ft) above sea level.

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Selva húmeda, Parque Nacional Henri Pittier

Henri Pittier National Park

Henri Pittier National Park is Venezuela’s oldest national park, originally created in 1937 with the name Rancho Grande by decree of President Eleazar López Contreras. The park was renamed in 1953 after Henri Pittier, the famous Swiss geographer, botanist and ethnologist.

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Fotografía de Mérida y de su Plaza Bolívar

Mérida

Mérida, officially known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes.

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Fotografía del Salto del Angel, Canaima

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park.

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