Kettle Mucubají

Coordinates: 8°47′49.6″N 70°49′43.1″W / 8.797111°N 70.828639°W / 8.797111; -70.828639
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Kettle Mucubají
Laguna de Mucubají (Spanish)
Photography by Elides Sulbarán
Location of the lake in Venezuela.
Location of the lake in Venezuela.
Kettle Mucubají
LocationSierra Nevada National Park, Mérida, Venezuela
Coordinates8°47′49.6″N 70°49′43.1″W / 8.797111°N 70.828639°W / 8.797111; -70.828639
Typeglacial lake

Kettle Mucubají (

Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
recognised the importance of Lake Mucubají in the region.

Origin

The glacial origin of the Kettle Mucubají is evident because of the visible footprint left by the Mucubají

Rio Orinoco and to the Atlantic Ocean
.

Fauna and vegetation

The kettle is located in a

northern Andes. Vegetation is dominated by espeletia and several grasses, mosses and herbs. The páramo brown, Redonda chiquinquirana, is a butterfly species that is currently known from only three localities around Mucubají.[2]

Exotic species of plants and fishes have been introduced for ornamental and recreational purposes. Pines were planted around the kettle and some walking trails. Trouts were brought from Europe and North America in 1937 and there is a fishing season from October 16 to September 30.

Tourism and access routes

Located sixty km from the city of Mérida, Kettle Mucubají has a car access route that takes visitors directly to the kettle, where they can park nearby. In the general area there are several small businesses offering guide services, travel guides and maps. There are several options to explore the area and visit other scenic kettles such Laguna Negra, which is about one and a half hour walk or a 40-minute horse ride from Kettle Mucubají. Tourists make this journey in order to view the landscapes in this

glacial valley
.

Special permission is required for camping in order to access higher lands with other kettles such as Laguna Los Patos. Additional equipment and training is also required. The permit is easy to obtain by following the necessary process in the forest ranger's office, which is located in the area.

References

  1. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.21325.38886/1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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  2. S2CID 81979721
    .

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