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June 11th 2010
Published: June 25th 2010
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finally the mountains 😉


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Sistema Teleferico de MeridaSistema Teleferico de Merida
Sistema Teleferico de Merida

wordl's complex funicular system which works always for few months and then needs two years to be repared - I wasn't so lucky to see it working :)
villages around Meridavillages around Merida
villages around Merida

nice view from the funicular stop
streets of Meridastreets of Merida
streets of Merida

Merida didn't impress me a lot, without the mountain around it would be only a dirty city with with few churches...
terrible traffic jam all the dayterrible traffic jam all the day
terrible traffic jam all the day

walking is faster than to take a bus or taxi...
PeruchoPerucho
Perucho

the most famous rector of the university (I can read :)
and again...and again...
and again...

Simon Bolivar cannot be missing ;)
Catedral de MeridaCatedral de Merida
Catedral de Merida

work on the cathedral began in 1800 but was not finished before 1958 (and only because of the 400th anniversary of the city founding)
cloudy sunset in Meridacloudy sunset in Merida
cloudy sunset in Merida

the rain period...
party with american studentsparty with american students
party with american students

...friends of Zoe, sister of my flatmate from Prague...
A danceA dance
A dance

me and Zoe :)
...and a nice photo before saying goodbye...and a nice photo before saying goodbye
...and a nice photo before saying goodbye

hey Peter do you see? did you hear about how we met in Puerto Colombia? :-D
last photo in Meridalast photo in Merida
last photo in Merida

some nice square...


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