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La Canada Destination Guide

Delve into La Canada in Venezuela

La Canada in the region of Mérida is a city in Venezuela - some 336 mi or ( 541 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital .

Interactive map of La Canada

Current time in La Canada is now 02:35 PM (Sunday) . 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, San Cristóbal, Mucusun, and Mocochopo. 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 La Canada ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Jají, Venezuela

Jají is a community in the Campo Elías Municipality of Mérida state in Venezuela, in the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental, at an altitude of 1781 m. It is 34 kilometers from the city of Mérida. The town was founded in 1580 by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo with the name San Pedro de Jají. García Varela refounded the town in 1610 with the name of San Miguel de Jají. It is now a planned village, restored in the twentieth century in Spanish Colonial style, and a major tourist destination.

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Located at 8.57 -71.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mérida (state)

Estadio Metropolitano (San Cristóbal)

Estadio Metropolitano is a multi-use stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for baseball games. The stadium holds 22,000 people.

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Located at 8.56 -71.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Baseball venues in Venezuela

Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida

The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela. It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007 and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005. The stadium is part of a major sports complex, called Cinco Águilas Blancas located in the south of the city, in a zone called Urbanizacion Hacienda.

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Located at 8.56 -71.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Copa América stadiums, Estudiantes de Mérida, Football venues in Venezuela

Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518

Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was an ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop aircraft, registration YV1449, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Mérida, Venezuela to Caracas that crashed into the side of a mountain on 21 February 2008, shortly after takeoff. There were 43 passengers on board, with a crew of two pilots and a flight attendant. The wreckage was discovered a day later with no survivors. It is the highest death toll of any aviation accident involving an ATR 42.

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Located at 8.66 -71.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2008 in Venezuela, Accidents and incidents involving the ATR 42, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2008, Aviation accidents and incidents in Venezuela

Pico El Toro

Pico El Toro is a mountain in the Andes of Venezuela. It has a height of 4755 metres.

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Located at 8.35 -71.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Mountains of Venezuela