Places to visit.
La Lagunita.
Here the tourist will find a charming place, whose inhabitants have worked with great passion, to make it an attractive attraction for the tourist, not only for the pleasantness of its natural environment, climate and vegetation, but with the facilities and places of recreation, where the visitor can enjoy boat rides and horse rentals, with an approximate height of 2300 meters above sea level and temperatures from 7º to 16º. Its easy access from La Puerta and Valera or arriving from Mérida make it a tourist destination on its own, making it ideal for camping.
Charming little village with a view of mountain landscape 20 minutes from La Puerta and 45 from the City of Valera. Where you will find attractions such as boat ride on the lagoon, horse ride, train and lots of fun.
Paramo de las Siete Lagunas.
Located in the Parroquia La Puerta, belonging to the Sierra de La Culata National Park, it has 2 access roads, one for the Lagunita sector and the other for the Paramo Torres sector, both destined for four-wheel drive vehicles, with approximate heights of 3450 and 3700 meters above sea level and temperatures ranging from 5º to 13º. It has 7 lagoons which honor its name; La Negra, La Corva, La Estrella, La Gata, La Calzona, La Colorada and
So they are the site of excellence for hikers and lovers of mountain walks and have routes to the towns of Piñango State Merida and the Municipality of Monte Carmelo Trujillo State.
Laguna La Gata
Laguna Negra
Laguna La Corva
Laguna La Calzona
El Alto del Tomón.
It limits with the Municipalities Valera and Monte Carmelo and whose routes are of type A and AA of difficulty, in the we find the place called "el Olimpo" in full highway, and where they are concentrated for the practice of the flight in paragliding, this is a way very simple to fly. There is no need to use an engine. The resources offered by nature are used to plan as birds do. Under good conditions, you can make flights that last several hours, reaching appreciable heights, cover great distances.