Organochlorine pesticides residues and their relation to soil parameters in Pueblo Llano, Merida State, Venezuela The horticultural farms in Pueblo Llano, Merida State, have been using uncontrolled quantities of different kinds of pesticides, so the aim of this work was to determine the residual levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in those soils. Samples were taken in 20 farms, and Soxhlet extraction procedure (EPA 3540C) and sulfur elimination (EPA 3660B) were performed. According to the EPA 8081A method, the OCPs were determinined by gas chromatography with electronic capture detector. Nine OCPs were