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Las Mesitas Destination Guide

Explore Las Mesitas in Venezuela

Las Mesitas in the region of Táchira is a town in Venezuela - some 383 mi or ( 616 km ) South-West of Caracas , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Las Mesitas

Current time in Las Mesitas is now 05:29 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Caracas " with a UTC offset of -4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Umuquena, San Cristóbal, Mérida, Maracaibo, and El Palmar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Umuquena . Where to go and what to see in Las Mesitas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

La Quinta Formation

The La Quinta Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation which crops out in the Cordillera de Mérida and Serranía del Perijá, Venezuela. At its type locality near La Grita, it consists of a basal dacitic tuff followed by interlayered sandstones, tuffs, siltstones and rare limestones. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Fossil associations suggest that the La Quinta Formation is of Early - Middle Jurassic age.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.15 -72.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Formations with Y dinosaur genera, Geology of Venezuela, Mesozoic geologic formations

La Fría

La Fría is a town in Táchira, Venezuela. It is the capital of García de Hevia Municipality. It was founded in 1853.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.22 -72.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1853, Populated places in Táchira