Cordillera de Merida páramo

Cordillera de Merida páramo (NT1004)
Páramo in the Cordillera de Merida
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeMontane grasslands and shrublands
Geography
Area2,849 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
CountryVenezuela
Coordinates8°50′56″N 70°50′46″W / 8.849°N 70.846°W / 8.849; -70.846
Climate typeETH: Alpine tundra

The Cordillera de Merida páramo (NT1004) is an ecoregion containing páramo (high moorland) vegetation above the treeline in the Andes mountain range of Venezuela. The isolated habitat has many endemic species. It is relatively stable and intact.