Sierra de La Culata

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Sierra de La Culata is a high Andean mountain range in western Venezuela known for its rugged peaks, páramo ecosystems, and protected national park status.

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Sierra de La Culata canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean mountain range ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
access mountain trails ⓘ
administrativeBody Instituto Nacional de Parques de Venezuela ⓘ
biodiversity high amphibian diversity ⓘ
high plant endemism ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
ecosystem montane forest ⓘ
páramo ⓘ
elevation over 15000 ft ⓘ
over 4700 m ⓘ
establishedAsNationalPark 1989 ⓘ
fauna Andean bear habitat ⓘ
Andean condor habitat ⓘ
geology fold-and-thrust belt of the northern Andes ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Sierra de La Culata National Park ⓘ
highestPoint Pico El Rejo ⓘ
Pico Pan de Azúcar ⓘ
Pico Piedras Blancas ⓘ
hydrology headwaters of several Andean rivers ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor cold climate ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ
high-altitude páramo ecosystems ⓘ
rugged peaks ⓘ
landform U-shaped valleys ⓘ
glacial cirques ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
western Venezuela ⓘ
nearCity Mérida ⓘ
partOf Cordillera de Mérida ⓘ
protectedAs national park ⓘ
region Venezuelan Andes ⓘ
snowOccurrence occasional seasonal snow at highest peaks ⓘ
state Barinas State ⓘ
Mérida State ⓘ
Trujillo State ⓘ
tourismType ecotourism ⓘ
usedFor mountaineering ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
vegetation Espeletia-dominated páramo ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cordillera de Mérida → contains → Sierra de La Culata ⓘ
Sierra La Culata National Park → range → Sierra de La Culata ⓘ