Pico El Águila or Collado del Cóndor is the milestone that stands at the highest elevation on the Venezuelan
Transandean Highway (a branch of the
Pan-American Highway) in the
Cordillera de Mérida
The Cordillera de Mérida is a series of mountain ranges, or massif, in northwestern Venezuela. The Cordillera de Mérida is a northeastern extension of the Andes Mountains and the most important branch of the Venezuelan Andes. The ranges run sout ...
of
Venezuela. Nearby stands a monument, sculpted by a Colombian artist, Marcos León Mariño, depicting a condor, commemorating an event in the campaign of the Liberator, Simón Bolivar. It is located in the state of
Mérida and has an altitude of 4,118 meters.
References
See also
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List of mountains in the Andes
Mountains of Venezuela
Extreme points of Venezuela
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