This Venezuelan city, named in 1558 by Juan Rodriguez Suarez, is also known as “the city of the gentlemen” for its hospitality; “the city of the snowing mountains” for the surrounding Andes; and “the university city” for its famous Universidad de Los Andes. (M 41938) _ _.
Discovered on 11-12-1998 in Merida by Naranjo, O. A.