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Mérida has one of Venezuela's best public transit systems; nevertheless, the system has become overwhelmed by increasing demand, and may be beginning to collapse. Among the existing routes, the route from the center of the city of Ejido to the center of the city of Mérida stands out, with a volume of thousands of passengers daily.
The Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso International Airport is located in the city of El Vigia, Merida State in Venezuela. The airport was inaugurated on July 31, 1991, and currently has regular operations by Laser Airlines and Conviasa to Caracas, Perla Airlines to Porlamar, Serami Air to Maracaibo and Aerolínea Estelar Latinoamericana to Cartagena de ...
Mérida Province (1811 - 1864) was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia, until the independence of Venezuela in 1830, when it became one of the Provinces of Venezuela. In Gran Colombia it belonged to the Zulia Department which was created in 1824.
Provides an overview of Venezuela, including key dates and facts about this South American country.
The park includes the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, one of the two branches of the Cordillera de Mérida in the central Andes of Venezuela. The area is rugged and contains the main peaks of the country: Pico Bolívar (4,978 m), Pico Humboldt (4,942 m), Pico La Concha (4,922 m), Pico Bonpland (4,883 m), and Pico Espejo (4,609 m).
Coro: Coro is the oldest city in Venezuela, since it was the first Venezuelan city to be founded in 1527, the city was declared a World Heritage Site of the December 9 of 1993 by UNESCO in the meeting held in the Colombian city of Cartagena. Coro has an interesting history, including was the first federal capital of Venezuela.
The Circo Monumental of Mérida, center of the contest Queen of the Sun (Reina del Sol). Feria del Sol (English: Fair of The Sun), or Carnaval Taurino de América (English: Bullfighting carnival of America), is an international cultural festival held in the city of Mérida, Venezuela every year in February.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception [1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Menor de la Inmaculada Concepción de Mérida) or Metropolitan Cathedral of Mérida is a religious building of the Roman Catholic church located in the city of Mérida [2] in western Venezuela, [3] [4] in the state of the same name, part of the Andean region in that country.