Los Nevados, Venezuela

Los Nevados

Street in Los Nevados
Country Venezuela
States Mérida
Municipalities Libertador Municipality
Elevation 2,711 m (8,894 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 656
Area code(s) +58 274

Los Nevados, is a town founded in 1591, located in the Sierra Nevada National Park in Mérida, Venezuela, located 2,710 meters above sea level and with a population of 2000 inhabitants.[1] its name comes from the glaciers of the peaks León, Toro and Espejo that could be seen from Los Nevados before his disappearance in the 60s . the main activity of the area is tourism, with its horse and donkey rides via the cable car station Loma Redonda. Its inhabitants also engaged in farming, where highlights the cultivation of potatoes, corn, wheat and garlic.

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Coordinates: 8°27′41″N 71°04′30″W / 8.4614°N 71.0750°W / 8.4614; -71.0750

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