Pico El Águila | |
Elevation M: | 4118 |
Map: | Venezuela |
Map Size: | 240 |
Label Position: | left |
Location: | Mérida, Mérida State, Venezuela |
Range: | Sierra Nevada de Mérida (part of the Andes) |
Coordinates: | 8.85°N -70.8167°W |
Easiest Route: | Drive |
Pico El Águila or Collado del Cóndor [1] 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 of Venezuela.[2] 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.[3]