L'aéroport Alberto-Carnevalli (code IATA : MRD • code OACI : SVMD) est un aéroport vénézuélien. Il dessert la ville de Mérida, capitale de l'État de Mérida, située à 12 kilomètres du centre. Les vols commerciaux desservent principalement les villes de la région andine. Il est nommé en l'honneur de l'homme politique et avocat Alberto Carnevali (1916-1953).
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Alberto Carnevalli Airport is an airport located 3 km southwest of downtown Mérida, the capital of Mérida State in Venezuela. It is named in honor of Alberto Carnevalli, a Venezuelan lawyer and political activist.
The airport is in the Chama River valley in the Andean mountains, surrounded by higher terrain in all quadrants. Night operations are prohibited. Commercial service resumed to Caracas on 1 August 2013, after being suspended for 5 years due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.
Until 2008, it was the main airport in the state of Merida and one of the most important in the Andean region and the country, at which time new regulations limited commercial operations there.
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Heladería Coromoto, commonly known as Coromoto, is an ice cream parlor in Merida, Venezuela, known for offering 860 flavors, a former Guinness World Record. However, it was topped by a record of 985 ice cream flavors by Matt and Mike Casarez of Migg and Mutts Craft Creamery in Black Hawk, Colorado, USA on July 17, 2011. Coromoto was established by Manuel da Silva Oliveira, who began his ice cream career at well-established ice cream firms, before founding the store in a bid to create more appealing ice cream flavors. Coromoto sells 60 different ice cream flavors in accordance with factors such as the weather. Lonely Planet Venezuela calls Coromoto a popular tourist destination.
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Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.
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Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa is a multi-use stadium in Mérida, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club until Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida opened in 2005. It currently hosts the home matches of the ULA football team. The stadium holds 14,000 spectators.
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Mérida, officially known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez, forming part of Nueva Granada, but later became part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and played an active role in the War of Independence.
The capital city's population is 199,878 inhabitants, and the metropolitan area reaches 392,751 people. The city accounts for 24% of the total population of Mérida State. It is home to the University of Los Andes and the Archdiocese of Mérida. It also has the highest and longest cable car in the world. It is the largest student and tourist center of western Venezuela. The mass transit system is available as a means of tourist transport.
This city sits on a plateau nestled in the valley of the Chama River, which runs from end to end. The city of Mérida is located at an altitude of 1,600 metres. Visible from the city is the country's highest summit Pico Bolívar, with an altitude of 4,981 metres.
Les opérations de nuit sont interdites. Les vols commerciaux ont repris le 1er août 2013 après une suspension de 5 ans.