Places / South America / Venezuela
Caracas
Visited in March 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Venezuela
- Region
- Libertador Municipality
- Population
- 2.2 million
- Type
- Capital and largest city of Venezuela
- Coordinates
- 10.51°N, 66.91°W
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Overview
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). It is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of Venezuela, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the shore by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200-foot) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila.
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