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Caracas ( / kəˈrækəs, - ˈrɑːk -/, Spanish: [kaˈɾakas] ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). [2]

The national capital, Caracas, is Venezuela’s primary centre of industry, commerce, education, and tourism. Venezuela administers a number of Caribbean islands and archipelagos, among which are Margarita Island, La Blanquilla, La Tortuga, Los Roques, and Los Monjes.

This is not Dubai or Tokyo, but Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, where a socialist revolution once promised equality and an end to the bourgeoisie. Venezuela’s economy imploded nearly a...

Caracas. A sprawling metropolis choked with traffic, Caracas incites no instant love affairs. The political and cultural capital of Venezuela is densely overpopulated and hectic, with a solid dose of crime and pollution. Few sections of the city are pedestrian-friendly, most are downright dangerous and after dark, it's strictly taxis only.

Located along the Guaire River in the country's northern part is, Caracas - the capital, the largest and the most populous city of Venezuela. It is also the country's cultural capital as well as the administrative, educational, industrial and commercial center of Venezuela. Where is Venezuela?

Capital Region Caracas Caracas Tourism: Best of Caracas About Caracas Santiago de Leon de Caracas, Venezuela's capital, sits in Cerro Avila Valley, where mountain ranges soar 8000 feet from the Caribbean. Once inhabited by Toromaimo Indians, the city was founded by the Spanish in 1567.

The capital city of Venezuela is Caracas. Like most of the world's national capitals, Caracas is also the most populous city in the nation. The city is located along the Guaire River in Venezuela’s northern part, where it is separated from Caribbean Sea coast by the Cerro El Ávila mountains.

screamed gang members walking through western Caracas' El Cementerio barrio with megaphones the morning of Thursday, July 8. The warning told residents in Venezuela's capital shooting would not ...