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Lourdes Destination Guide

Delve into Lourdes in Venezuela

Lourdes in the region of Mérida is a city in Venezuela - some 317 mi or ( 510 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Lourdes

Current time in Lourdes is now 04:41 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Valera, Valencia, Tabay, San Cristóbal, and San Carlos del Zulia. While being here, make sure to check out Valera . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Lourdes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Teleferico de Merida

2:32 min by valpard
Views: 45411 Rating: 4.75

Venezuela teleferico de Merida El Mas alto (4765 M/15633 Feet) y largo (7.77 Miles / 12.5 Km) del Mundo, Le plus haut et long telepherique du monde, The highest and longest cable railway in the world, ..

Posada Casa Vieja in Mérida, Venezuela - Birdwatching with Joe Klaiber

2:24 min by mindoro72
Views: 6873 Rating: 4.33

Bed and breakfast with comfortable rooms The Casa Vieja is situated in the Venezuelan Andes, at the calm Andean community of Tabay which is less than 11 kilometers away from the vivid city of Mérida. ..


Teleferico de Merida, Venezuela en el mes de agosto 2011

1:07 min by photomeco
Views: 1214 Rating: 5.00

The worlds longest and highest cablecar is undergoing a process of reconstruction. All 5 stations from 1600m up to almost 4800 m will be demolished and rebuilt. More than 20 000 tons of material have ..

Merida Trip 2008 - Venezuela de antier: Cueva del guacharo

3:34 min by Felix Werleman
Views: 966 Rating: 5.00

after a spanglish explication we started our tour in Venezuela de antier in a Guaharo cave...thought i wus prepared for it u know my flash light, bag pack with foodsupply if lost ect ...but still, som ..


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Interesting facts about this location

University of the Andes (Venezuela)

The University of the Andes is the second-oldest university in Venezuela, whose main campus is located in the city of Mérida, Venezuela. ULA is the largest public university in the Venezuelan Andes, having one of the largest student bodies in the country.

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Located at 8.62 -71.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1810 establishments, Educational institutions established in 1810, Universities in Venezuela, University of the Andes (Venezuela)

Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa

Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa is a multi-use stadium in Mérida, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club until Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida opened in 2005. It currently hosts the home matches of the ULA football team. The stadium holds 14,000 spectators.

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Located at 8.60 -71.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Estudiantes de Mérida, Football venues in Venezuela

Libertador Municipality, Mérida

The Libertador Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 232,011. The city of Mérida is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

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Located at 8.60 -71.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Mérida (state)

Alberto Carnevalli Airport

Alberto Carnevalli Airport is an airport located 3 km southwest of downtown Mérida, Venezuela, at an elevation of 1,526 m MSL. Its runway is 1,630 m long. It is situated in a valley in the Andean mountains, surrounded by higher terrain in all quadrants. Night operations are prohibited. Commercial passenger service is currently suspended.

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Located at 8.58 -71.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Venezuela

Mérida cable car

The Mérida Cable Car (Spanish: Teleférico de Mérida) was the world's highest cable car. Its base is located in the Venezuelan city of Mérida at an altitude of 1,640 metres, and its terminus is on Pico Espejo, at 4,765 metres . The whole system was opened to the public in 1960; it was closed indefinitely in 2008, with a declaration that it had reached the end of its service life and is being rebuilt. The Mérida cable car is the highest and largest cable car in the world.

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Located at 8.53 -71.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Aerial tramways in Venezuela, Transport in Venezuela