| Venezuelan Andes | |
|---|---|
| Andes venezolanos | |
.jpg) A view of Collado of Condor Peak in Venezuelan Andes | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 8°45′N 70°55′W / 8.750°N 70.917°W |
| Geography | |
 Geographic map of the Andean Venezuelan natural region. | |
| Location | Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo states, the southern area of Lara, and portions of higher areas on the western side of Barinas, Apure, Portuguesa and Zulia states |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Rock type(s) | Igneous and metamorphic rocks |
The Venezuelan Andes (Spanish: Andes Venezolanos) also simply known as the Andes (Spanish: Los Andes) in Venezuela, are a mountain system that form the northernmost extension of the Andes. They are fully identified, both by their geological origin as by the components of the relief, the constituent rocks and the geological structure.
The Venezuelan Andean system represents the terminal bifurcation of the Cordillera Oriental de Colombia, which in Venezuelan territory consists of two mountainous branches: the Sierra de Perijá, smaller, slightly displaced from southwest to northeast with 7,500 km2 in Venezuela; and a larger, frankly oriented Southwest to northeast with about 40,000 km2, the Cordillera de Mérida, commonly known as the proper Venezuelan Andes.[1] The highest point in Venezuela is located in this natural region.[2] It covers around 5.2% of the national territory, being the 4th largest natural region in Venezuela.
- ^ Vivas, Leonel (2012). Geotemas (in Spanish). San Cristobal, Venezuela: Fondo Editorial "Simón Rodriguez". ISBN 978-980-6838-57-4.
- ^ Pérez et al (Sep. 2005): "Alturas del Pico Bolívar y otras cimas andinas venezolanas a partir de observaciones Gps." INCI v.30, n.4, Caracas sep. 2005. Retrieved 2012-09-27. (in Spanish)