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El Rincon Destination Guide

Touring El Rincon in Venezuela

El Rincon in the region of Mérida is located in Venezuela - some 287 mi or ( 462 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Rincon

Time in El Rincon is now 05:27 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valera, Valencia, San Carlos del Zulia, and Mérida. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Rincon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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LAGUNA DE MUCUBAJI

2:05 min by oramos1967
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Laguna de Mucubají, Edo. Mérida ..

Los pioneros

1:43 min by FundacionPAT
Views: 768 Rating: 4.50

Los pioneros se llaman Irene y Venancio, una pareja que vive en la región del Páramo, a proximidad del parque nacional Sierra de la Culata, en los Andes venezolanos. Ambos se lanzaron en la aventura d ..


Viajando por Los Paramos de Merida. 2da Parte

10:10 min by HECTORCELIS2004
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The journey from Valera (Trujillo State) to Merida City or vice versa, through the National Park Sierra Nevada is another tour you may highly enjoy. If you have the time, before reaching Timotes it is ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory

The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory (Observatorio Nacional de Llano del Hato) is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela. It is 3600 meters above sea level and is the country's main observatory. It is situated above the village of Llano del Hato in the Venezuelan Andes, not far from Apartaderos which lies about 50 kilometers north-east of Mérida, Mérida State. This facility is the closest major optical observatory to the equator lying at 8 degrees and 47.51 minutes north.

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Located at 8.79 -70.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Venezuela

Rangel (Venezuela)

Rangel is one of the 23 municipalities of the Venezuelan state of Mérida. Its capital is the town of Mucuchíes. It has four parishes: Cacute, La Toma, Mucurubá and San Rafael. The municipality is named after the national hero Colonel José Antonio Rangel (1788-1821), who played a prominent role in the Venezuelan War of Independence.

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Located at 8.75 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Mérida (state)

Mucuchíes

The Mucuchies (Venezuelan Sheepdog) is a dog breed from Venezuela. They have a short coat with feathering along their limbs. The coat color is either white or white with splashes of colors such as honey or tan, or shades of black and gray.

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Located at 8.75 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dog breeds, Dog breeds originating in Venezuela, Dog types, Livestock guardians, Populated places in Mérida (state), Rare dog breeds

Pico Pan de Azúcar

For other uses, see Pan de Azúcar The Pico Pan de Azúcar, at 4680 meters above sea level, is the ninth highest mountain of Venezuela, and the third highest of the Sierra de la Culata range in the Mérida State. Its name, which translates as "Bread of Sugar", is due to the sandy slopes of the mountain, which resembles "Pan dulce", a kind of bread sprinkled with sugar eaten in the country.

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Located at 8.80 -70.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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Mucurubá

Mucurubá is a community in Mérida state, Venezuela, in the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental. It is 2,407 m above sea level, about 32 kilometers from the city of Mérida. It is a parish within the Rangel Municipality. The name is derived from the words "muco" (place) and "ruba" (a tuber similar to potato) in the language spoken by the pre-Columbian inhabitants. The settlement was found in 1586 by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo.

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Located at 8.71 -70.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 32 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mérida (state)