Ground frost in Apartaderos. Because its location in an alpine tundraecosystem called páramo, they often undergo a sudden and drastic change in a daily freeze-and-thaw cycle, sometimes described as "summer every day and winter every night."
Located at an altitude of 3,505 metres (11,499 ft), it is the highest town in Venezuela, surrounded by páramo vegetation, the town has tourism facilities such as restaurants, gift shops and small hotels. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture, flower cultivation and crafts. It can be reached from Mérida city and Valera by the Transandean Highway, which reaches its highest point at 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) in El Collado del Cóndor (also known as Pico El Águila by the locals) a couple of minutes from the town. In terms of climate, January, the coldest month, averages 2.5 °C (36.5 °F), while the hottest month, June, averages 11 °C (52 °F). Apartaderos has an Alpine tundra climate (Köppen: ET), the yearly average is 6.9 °C (44.4 °F) with the average temperature of the warmest month below the 10 °C (50 °F).[1]
Apartaderos sits at the intersection of three river valleys: the Chama which flows down to the city of Mérida, the Santo Domingo which flows to Los Llanos (plains) of Barinas, and the Motatán, which flows to the city of Valera. The striking landscape around Apartaderos has inspired native American myth and poetry.
^Sanchez Davila, Gabriel. "Sierra de Santo Domingo: Biogeographic reconstructions for the Quaternary of a former snowy mountain range". Academia (in Spanish). p. 51. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
apartaderos, small, andean, town, mérida, state, venezuela, coordinates, 91667, 08333, 91667, 08333countryvenezuelastatesméridamunicipalitiesrangel, municipalityelevation3, population, total3, 541time, zoneutc, 4postal, code5130area, code, ground, frost, becau. Apartaderos is a small Andean town in Merida State Venezuela ApartaderosApartaderosApartaderosCoordinates 8 55 00 N 71 05 00 W 8 91667 N 71 08333 W 8 91667 71 08333CountryVenezuelaStatesMeridaMunicipalitiesRangel MunicipalityElevation3 505 m 11 499 ft Population Total3 541Time zoneUTC 4Postal Code5130Area code 58 274 Ground frost in Apartaderos Because its location in an alpine tundra ecosystem called paramo they often undergo a sudden and drastic change in a daily freeze and thaw cycle sometimes described as summer every day and winter every night Located at an altitude of 3 505 metres 11 499 ft it is the highest town in Venezuela surrounded by paramo vegetation the town has tourism facilities such as restaurants gift shops and small hotels In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture flower cultivation and crafts It can be reached from Merida city and Valera by the Transandean Highway which reaches its highest point at 4 000 metres 13 000 ft in El Collado del Condor also known as Pico El Aguila by the locals a couple of minutes from the town In terms of climate January the coldest month averages 2 5 C 36 5 F while the hottest month June averages 11 C 52 F Apartaderos has an Alpine tundra climate Koppen ET the yearly average is 6 9 C 44 4 F with the average temperature of the warmest month below the 10 C 50 F 1 Apartaderos sits at the intersection of three river valleys the Chama which flows down to the city of Merida the Santo Domingo which flows to Los Llanos plains of Barinas and the Motatan which flows to the city of Valera The striking landscape around Apartaderos has inspired native American myth and poetry See also EditList of highest towns by countryReferences Edit Sanchez Davila Gabriel Sierra de Santo Domingo Biogeographic reconstructions for the Quaternary of a former snowy mountain range Academia in Spanish p 51 Retrieved 5 July 2019 Coordinates 8 55 N 71 05 W 8 917 N 71 083 W 8 917 71 083 This article about a location in Venezuela is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apartaderos amp oldid 956438476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
