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Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Andes · Venezuela
Pico Bolívar
Pico Bolívar is the highest mountain in Venezuela at 4,978 m, located in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida range of the Andes above the city of Mérida. Named after independence hero Simón Bolívar in 1925 (officially in 1934), it is most commonly reached via the Mérida cable car to Pico Espejo.
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