Realm Guide

Los Andes
Venezolanos

Venezuela's highest peaks, last glaciers, and mountain towns where wheat arepas replace corn — the Andes, reimagined.

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3 places

to explore

4,765m

Teleferico de Merida — highest point

Places

3 places to discover in Los Andes Venezolanos.

Los Nevados
Hard
A remote Andean village reachable only by mule, foot, or jeep — where the six-hour journey down through every ecological zone is the whole point.
2-3 days2,711m
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Merida
Easy
Venezuela's adventure capital — a university city wedged between two mountain ranges where students, climbers, and paragliders share salsa bars open until 5am.
2-4 days1,630m
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Teleferico de Merida
Moderate
The world's highest cable car climbs 3,188 vertical meters through five ecological zones — from subtropical city to alpine rock in under an hour.
Half day to full day4,765m
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Wonder why?

The science and stories behind the landscape.

Los Andes Deep Dives

2 chapters · 16 min total

01

The Water Gardens Above the Clouds

How the paramo ecosystem captures rain, nurtures hummingbirds, and supplies water to millions

02

The Last Glacier

How Venezuela became one of the first countries on Earth to lose all its glaciers

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Essentials

Everything you need to plan your trip.

Getting to Los Andes

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