Bailadores is a beautiful mountain village located in the municipality of Rivas Davila of which is its capital and is located 90Km from the capital of Mérida, Mérida.

Due to its scenic beauties, its Paramos, its sparkling rivers and waterfalls, the polychromatic colors of the crops and its friendly, hard-working and friendly people make this area an excellent alternative within agricultural tourism or rural tourism.

Its name is due to the movements carried out by the indigenous people of the sector, during the fighting they waged against the conquistadors, which simulated a dance

The village has beautiful architecture, a beautiful square and spectacular landscapes. Surrounded by natural attractions that are well worth the trip when you are in Mérida, its beautiful rivers the beautiful mountains its flowers and strawberries make the place a range of beautiful tones and colors.

Although the region was already a center of Indo-American culture, but very little is known about the previous period, with the exception of the fact that the population was part of the general Andean culture, Timoto-Cuica.

The beauty of its colonial architecture combines in a unique way with the beautiful landscapes of flowers, strawberries, vegetables and vegetables, to this we add its cool climate that makes it after Mérida the city that offers the greatest number of facilities to tourists. Hotels, inns, restaurants, workshops and sale of handicrafts, woolen fabrics, leather embossing, wood carvings and horse rental

.Among the attractions of the area is the Carú Park, where you can spend a pleasant time in contact with nature, its main attraction being its imposing waterfall around which a beautiful indigenous legend was erected embodied by the pen of Antonio Pérez-Esclarin

History La India Caru

That morning, the hearts of the dancing Indians jumped for joy. Princess Carú, the daughter of chieftain Toquisai, was going to marry the son of the chieftain of the mocotíes, a very handsome and brave young warrior. The time was approaching I longed. The banquet was ready and Carú's soul was throbbing with nerves and songs.

Suddenly, the sentinels that dripped the horizon from the highest picahos, announced alarm and danger. There were strange beings coming along breaking the suns with their iron breasts and riding on huge beasts.

The Dance Indians prepared for the fight. Juan Rodríguez Suarez also enlisted his men
Fire, iron and horses opened a stream of blood in the courage of the Dancers who only had their macanas and arrows.

The mountain was filled with corpses.