If you are a lover of ice cream and the exotic, you should not miss visiting the state of Mérida in Venezuela, where the Coromoto Ice Cream Shop is located, one of the most famous not only in that country, but also in the world for holding the Guinness record for the ice cream parlor with the greatest number of flavors.
The state of Mérida is located in western Venezuela and is characterized by a delicious cold climate, in addition to offering its visitors the most beautiful landscapes due to its beautiful vegetation and large mountains that surround it. This is one of the great tourist destinations that Venezuela has, thanks to the low cost of its food and the calm atmosphere that is breathed.
There are many places to visit in that state; however, one of those that should not be overlooked is the Coromoto Ice Cream Parlor, this is located in the heart of the city on avenues three and four, just in front of the «El Llano» square.
This ice cream parlor was founded in 1981, by the Portuguese Manuel Da Silva Oliveira or as the inhabitants of the city affectionately call him «Don Manolo», it began with the traditional flavors: coconut, chocolate and ice cream. Then he saw a program on television where they made an ice cream with avocado, which he tried to do and after much effort, raw material and loss, he managed to do it. When he put it up for sale it was an instant hit which led him to create many more flavors.
In his eagerness to offer unique ice creams in his store, he came to create more than a thousand flavors, reaching the «Guinness» record in 1991 as the ice cream parlor with the most flavors in the world; title that was confirmed in 1996 and that it maintains to this day.
Its flavors include hamburger, onion, garlic, shrimp; but without a doubt, the flavors that capture the attention of its visitors are the so-called “Miss Venezuela”, an ice cream flavored with carnations and roses; and “Viagra”, which despite bearing the name of the famous blue pill, is not among its ingredients, although the ice cream man affirms that many men have told him that it has the same effect as the pill.
Receiving thousands of tourists annually, it is common to see a long line to taste ice cream; however, the service is quite fast. We recommend that you look carefully at all the flavors before placing your order and choose the flavor of your ice cream in advance, since when you stand in line and approach the counter you will not have much time to look at the display case.
The ice cream shop currently has 857 flavors from which you can choose, whether it is the classic chocolate or a particular flavor of pasta with Parmesan cheese; We assure you that you will not regret visiting this little corner in the state of Mérida – Venezuela.