Pico Bolivar

By: Francisco Azuaje

Pico Bolivar

Most famous m

ountain in

country & most visit

ed

Before 2006, the altitude

was of 5007 meters

Geography of Mountain

Pico Boliv

ar is

Venezuela’s

highest point

4981 meters,

teste

d

2006

• Humboldt

• Espejo

Around Pico Bolivar

Life at Pico Bolivar

People can’t live at

altitudes that are

too high

Merida government brought people down to refuges

Old generations still live in the mountain

Lack of oxygen

Difficult to do day-to-day activities

Why Pico Bolivar as a name?

Simon Bolivar never went to the mountain

Hero name for such an incredible place

Many valuable places have Simon Bolivar’s name

Climate

Up in the mts. the peaks are full of snow, and its very cold

Cable car

Longest cable car in the world

This cable car reaches

to Pico Espejo

Way up

The weather & and Altitude make the way turbulent

From Pico Espejo, you have to Climb

up to Pico Bolivar

Specific information and pictures about Pico Bolivar

Pico Bolivar WIKIPEDIA

HYPERLINKS