Case Study 2: Merida has become an island devilsexcrement.com Merida is the capital city fo the State of the same name. It is a beautiful city, in a valley in the Andes with 5,000 meter high mountains surrounding it. Chavismo has run the State for the last 9 years, but somehow, Merida has become isolated as described by Milagros Socorro in today’s El Nacional (page A11, by susbscription). Merida has become an island 15,000 feet above sea level. Let’s see how you can get there: 1) By plane. Well, flights from Merida’s airport have been “suspended” since mid-2008 because there Seguir leyendo