The Chapel of the Virgin of Coromoto is located in San Rafael de Mucuchies Merida Venezuela, it was built by Juan Félix Sánchez Sánchez and natives of the area, with support from the Universidad de los Andes. The stone chapel, as it is called, was built entirely by hand in the years 1980-1984, based on rocks, shells, corals and cement and was declared a cultural heritage of Venezuela. This construction has become one of the best known architectural elements of the Venezuelan Andes.