Editing Venezuela (section)

===Tourism===
{{Main|Tourism in Venezuela}}
Tourism has been developed considerably in recent decades, particularly because of its favorable geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plant and [[wildlife]], the culture and the tropical climate.

[[Margarita Island]] is one of the top tourist destinations. It is an island with a modern infrastructure, bordered by beaches suitable for extreme sports, and features castles, fortresses and churches of great cultural value.

[[Los Roques Archipelago]] is made up of a set of islands and keys that constitute one of the main tourist attractions in the country. With exotic crystalline beaches, Morrocoy is a national park, formed by small keys very close to the mainland, which have grown rapidly as one of the greatest tourist attractions in the Venezuelan Caribbean.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Brushaber|first1=Susan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F7iKEMRJKxcC&q=los+roques+tourism&pg=PT73|title=Venezuela Alive|last2=Greenberg|first2=Arnold|year=1997|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-55650-800-4|access-date=7 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129032909/https://books.google.com/books?id=F7iKEMRJKxcC&q=los+roques+tourism&pg=PT73#v=snippet&q=los%20roques%20tourism&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Parque Nacional Mochima2.JPG|thumb|256x256px|[[Mochima National Park]], Eastern Venezuela]]
[[Canaima National Park]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mann|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lTIiAwAAQBAJ&q=canaima+tourism&pg=PA162|title=The Community Tourism Guide: Exciting Holidays for Responsible Travellers|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-85466-1|access-date=7 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129032905/https://books.google.com/books?id=lTIiAwAAQBAJ&q=canaima+tourism&pg=PA162#v=snippet&q=canaima%20tourism&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> extends over 30,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> to the border with Guyana and Brazil; due to its size it is considered the sixth largest national park in the world. Its steep cliffs and waterfalls (including Angel Falls, which is the highest waterfall in the world, at 1,002 m) form spectacular landscapes.

The state of [[Mérida (state)|Mérida]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dagert|first=Domingo Alberto Medina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZw3xycJZUYC&q=merida+state+tourism|title=Community Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Tourism: "Los Aleros" Merida, Venezuela|date=1993|publisher=Michigan State University. Department of Park and Recreation Resources|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129033027/https://books.google.com/books?id=KZw3xycJZUYC&q=merida+state+tourism|url-status=live}}</ref> is one of the main tourist centers of Venezuela. It has an extensive network of hotels not only in its capital city, but also throughout the state. Starting from the same city of Mérida is the longest and highest cable car in the world, which reaches the Pico Espejo of 4,765 m.