Mucurubá
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 Mucurubá
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| Coordinates: 8°42′28″N 70°59′30″W / 8.70778°N 70.99167°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| States | Mérida |
| Municipalities | Rangel Municipality |
| Elevation | 2,407 m (7,897 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,700 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Coordinates: 8°42′28″N 70°59′30″W / 8.70778°N 70.99167°W
Mucurubá is a community in Mérida state, Venezuela, in the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental. It is 2,407 m above sea level, about 32 kilometers from the city of Mérida. It is a parish within the Rangel Municipality. The name is derived from the words "muco" (place) and "ruba" (a tuber similar to potato) in the language spoken by the pre-Columbian inhabitants. The settlement was found in 1586 by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo.
The climate is cool and dry, with an average temperature of 16.5°C, suitable for irrigated farming of crops such as potato, carrot, lettuce, garlic, blackberries, strawberries, peaches and figs. In colonial times, corn was an important crop, ground in water mills.
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