A drive up through the Páramo is a must on any visit to Mérida. The views are spectacular, the small villages historic and colorful, each with a plaza and church. There are highlights to enjoy all the way up the curvy road leading to Sierra Nevada National Park and beyond along the trans-andean highway.
The Loca [...]
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Mérida is the principal city of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558, and is known today for its high population of university and other students as well as a wide variety of attractions for tourists. The temperature is generally mild, and at higher altitudes downright cool. The highest peak in the country, Pico Bolivar [...]
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Bus travel in Venezuela is generally quite smooth. If you´ve adjusted your mind to the general chaos that goes along with daily life in South America, overland travel can be quite enjoyable. It´s relatively comfortable and cheap (especially if you take an overnight bus and save a night´s accommodation). This was my third or fourth trip [...]
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We spent two nights in the Cederberg Mountain area at Highlanders Camp. On the drive there we stopped in the town of Springbok. The town was bustling on a Saturday morning. The people looked faded, tough and weathered. Springbok rose up from the copper mining industry of Namaqualand. The first copper mine was established in [...]
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