The region is complicated in the geography of Mérida, with difficult access, very little bibliography to consult and a lack of knowledge about its existence, even for the majority of the locals themselves, the region becomes a legend full of fantasies and practically implausible stories.
It is said that the community of just 18 houses – a number that cannot be confirmed by any official source – is located in the municipality of Andrés Bello, whose capital, La Azulita, represents the nearest population and is almost an hour away. Cross rugged landscapes and unpaved roads.
This area became an “Area Under Special Administration Regime” in 1983 with the passage of the “Organic Law for the Orientation of the Territory” and was declared an “Ecological Town of America” due to the preservation of 80 percent of its primary forests.
There are two versions of the origin of the city: the first assigns it to the late 70s and early 80s of the last century, when “a number of hippies” populated the city, and the other attributes it to this region of the Venezuelan Andes there are a large number of strawberry plants.
There are residents from different parts of the world who came to the place for different reasons, but one could say that they all aim to achieve spiritual happiness through a philosophy of life that combines art, meditation, faith and religions. They mix, without contradictions or ambitions.
People from Hanover, Germany came to the community; from Umea, northern Sweden; from India; and Venezuelans from different parts of the country.
The city as a whole does not reach the category of a metropolis given the residential and population characteristics, but residents now enjoy electricity, mobile communications, it is said, with a “volatile signal”, and water, which they receive uninterrupted. from a ravine.
To access other benefits, men and women from Ciudad Fresita must travel to La Azulita, although some preferred to resort to food self-sufficiency through the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and tubers; others keep the body and mind healthy through introspection, all away from any civilizational contamination.
(Taken from Orb)