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Apartaderos is a small Andean town in Mérida State, Venezuela.
Located at an altitude of 3,505 metres (11,502 feet), it is the highest town in Venezuela, surrounded by páramo vegetation, the town has tourism facilities such as restaurants, gift shops and small hotels. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture, flower cultivation and crafts. It can be reached from Mérida city and Valera by the carretera trans-andina (trans-andean highway) which reaches its highest point at 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) in el Collado del Cóndor (also known as Pico el Águila by the locals) a couple of minutes from the town. In climate, January, the coldest month, average 2.5 ºC and June, the hottest month, average 11 ºC with a yearly average of 6.9 ºC
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