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Mérida (Venezuela)
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Mérida

Capital of the state of the same name in western Venezuela, 540 km/336 mi southwest of Caracas; population (1996) 167,992. It is the religious and academic centre of the region and the seat of an archbishop. The city stands in the mountain range known as the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, and is the centre of Venezuela's principal coffee-growing area. Cottons, woollens, and candied fruits are manufactured. It is developing into a popular travellers' resort.

The town of Mérida contains a mix of old colonial buildings and innovative new architecture. Mérida is the site of the Universidad de Los Andes, which was founded in 1785. There is a national park, built in 1842 to commemorate Bolívar, which contains soil from the five countries he liberated.
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