Merida - Region
Sierra Nevada tour - Coromoto trail -Pico Humboldt (4942m) |
me and Rainer starting in Merida with two local guides |
ascending via dense forest |
abundant bromelia on many trees |
forest rich in ferns |
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Coromoto with typical fog-layer |
first camp near Laguna Coromoto |
typical afternoon fog |
local tree |
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Laguna Coromoto in early morning |
Laguna Coromoto |
Laguna Coromoto |
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first view to Pico Humboldt |
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view to Pico Humboldt |
view to Pico Humboldt |
Laguna Verde |
Paramo plant |
Laguna Verde from above |
Laguna Verde |
carrying heavy backpacks |
Paramo plants |
Paramo plant flowers |
second camp near Laguna Verde |
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Pico Humboldt climb - view down to Coromoto valley at sunrise |
Pico Humboldt climb - view down to Laguna Verde at sunrise |
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Sierra Nevada sunrise |
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first view to Pico Bolivar |
crossing the Coromoto glacier |
Pico Bonpland and Pico Bolivar, left to right |
climbing summit rocks |
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E-view from the summit |
N-view from the summit |
me at Pico Humboldt summit |
Pico Bonpland and Pico Bolivar with glacier below |
Pico Bolivar with glacier below |
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descending to campsite |
Paramo landscape |
Paramo landscape |
Paramo landscape |
Paramo landscape |
back to Laguna Coromoto |
forest around Laguna Coromoto |
bromelia |
fern |
forest around Laguna Coromoto |
Merida town |
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view to Pico Bolivar |
butcher delivery |
typical houses |
main church |
inside church |
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Chavez is omnipresent in Venezuela |
Lagoon near Merida |
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Merida botanical garden |
local bromelias |
bromelia flower |
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bromelia with spider web |
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Merida zoological garden |
Puma |
Condor |
waterfall |
| Lake Maracaibo Catatumbo tour |
on the mountain-road to lake Maracaibo |
local bird |
dense cloud forest on the way down |
huge cave system near La Azulita |
La Azulita village |
plants growing even on the power lines |
La Azulita village |
permanent Christmas 'bombing' - a nasty tradition in south America |
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Venezuela having lowest fuel prices in the world - roughly 300 (!) times cheaper then in Germany... |
...therefore using old USA cars is usual |
flowering tree |
boating on natural channels into lake Maracaibo |
local monkey |
local monkey |
bird nests |
bird in front of its nest |
Heron variety |
sweet water dolphins |
sunset near Catatumbo delta |
villages on stilts are typical for this area |
blue hour |
usual thunderstorm at night |
lake Maracaibo coastline |
lake Maracaibo coastline |
local children while fishing |
Laguneta village on stilts with church |
Laguneta village on stilts |
Laguneta village on stilts |
house on stilts |
local monkeys |
boating back through the natural channels |
bird of prey |
bird of prey |
bird of prey |
back on land |
