Last Friday we went back up to Mucubaji, a páramo about a mile up, roughly an hour & ½ by bus through a cloud forest & quite a few winding mountain roads. Beautiful area, couldn't have asked for better weather - well, for me anyway. A few others who went on the same trip thought it was a little on the cold & damp side. It was a nice change from the sun, though. I'd guess it was around 65ºF, give or take, with a very light rain, not much more than sprinkling most of the time. I suppose though, it's pretty easy to get acclimated to the constant 85ºF & sunny, so any change could seem like a big change.
A little quick background, the páramo is above the cloud forests, but below the tree line. It is cooler because of the altitude (a light frost at night is not uncommon), & somewhat damp. There are a lot of bogs in páramo areas. The deer in the pictures is a páramo white-tailed deer, or la chuleta, native to the area, but very rare, we were lucky to see it. Enjoy the pics!
I thought Venezuella was supposed to be hot, only you could find cold weather on the equater.
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