Andean Region (Venezuela)

The Andean Region is one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development
plans; the region is composed by the states of Mrida,
Tchira, Trujillo and Barinas; and the region is located
straddling the Andes Mountain Range. Except for the
people of the Llanos in Eastern Barinas, natives from this
region are usually referred to as gochos.
It has a total population of 3.607.720 habitants and a
density of 39,84 people per square kilometer. The Andean region makes up a mountain-like system with moors,
lagoons, valleys, towns and many churches, and within
these places its possible to experience a wide variety of
weather, like: mild, gelid, dry, humid and warm weather.
In its total area of 90.552 km2; savanna landscapes, rain
forests, gelid desert zones with desert-like vegetation and
moors of perpetual snow can be seen. This region is
known for having signicantly more tempered weather
than the rest of the country.
The largest city in this region is San Cristbal in Tchira.
Its maximum elevation sits at 4.978 metres above sea
level, and the minimum at the mean sea level.
Its major natural attractions are the moors and the high
mountains. Actually, the Venezuelan Andean region has
the Mrida state in it, which has the highest elevation in
the country at 4.978 metres with the Bolvar Mountain.
Economical activities in the region concentrate farming
and many animal, coee and sh production, as well as
tourism and handcrafts. The ULA is the largest university
in the Venezuelan Andes and it has campuses in the three
major Andean states: Mrida, Tchira and Trujillo.
For commercial trade, the region has a uvial exit through
Lake Maracaibo using the port of La Ceiba in the Trujillo state. However, its major linking with other foreign countries happens in the international boundary of
Tchira with the Republic of Colombia through the customs of San Antonio and Urea, both of them Tachiran
locations.
Notes:
1. This use of the term gochos should not be
confused with the gauchos that live in southern
South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Paraguay, and Uruguay). The later term more accurately corresponds to the term "llaneros".
Coordinates:
72.2167W

74500N 721300W / 7.7500N

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