Merida is a state located at the West of Venezuela. Its weather is cold and it�s made up of big mountains which have a humid vegetation, and a special kind of plant with little yellow flowers, called �frailejones�; you can see this plant only in Merida.
The village is on the mountains, so there are many roads as ways to go round the village by car. On that tour, you can see the beautiful landscapes that offer you its exotic fauna and flora.
On the way, you have to do some stops. The first one is in any cafe, to drink a kind of tea, called �calenta�ito�. With the cold that you�ll have over there...that drink is great. Also, if you don�t want to get out of your car, sometimes the children, in the street, go to your car, sing a kind of story for you and your family, give you the drink, and you give them some money in change. It�s very fun, because they have the reddened cheeks, and they are very kind with people.
Moreover, you have to visit the top of one of the mountains, called �The Eagle Peak�. It�s very cold over there so you can drink some hot chocolate. And outside of the cafe, there is a little place when there�s a statue of the typical bird of Venezuela, which is the eagle.
After that, you can go to the cable car station, that�s a very good tour. You cross 4 tops of different mountains, the penultimate is the �Bolivar Peak�, and the last one is the �Mirror Peak�. In this top you can see the snow!!! It�s beautiful. |
