Jaji - The Andean Colonial Village

Jaji is a 400 year-old Andean village. The colonial quarter around Plaza Bolivar was renovated and is considered the most beautiful colonial quarter in the country. Coffee is still cultivated in the El Carmen Hacienda close to Jaji.

From Mérida you'll drive through the subtropical cloud forest of Sierra La Culata National Park where it is cloudy very often even in the dry season. First of all, you'll reach the colonial town of Jají. Here you'll visit the coffee plantation of hacienda El Carmen. From here you drive to the colonial village of Chiguara.

Half an hour away you'll find a huge cactus canyon where the dry season prevails the whole year. Finally, you'll visit the sugarcane plantation where the actual sugar extraction is carried out just like in times of Bolivar.

What to bring:

• Solid walking shoes
• Hat or scarf
• Sun protection/sunblock lotion
• Camera

Please note:

• The highest and longest cable car in the world, leading to Pico Espejo at 4,765m in Merida, is temporarily closed for extensive renovations.

• Since 2008, the airport of Merida city is no longer used for commercial flights; the nearest airport is the Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Pablo Perez in El Vigia, 60km from Merida.

Itinerary subject to change without notice.