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Caracas ( / kəˈrækəs, - ˈrɑːk -/, Spanish: [kaˈɾakas] ), 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). [2] Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley ...
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ( Spanish: estados ), a Capital District ( Spanish: Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies ( Spanish: Dependencias Federales ), which consist of many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. [1] Venezuela claims the disputed Essequibo territory as one of ...
Metropolitan Region of Caracas ( MRC) or Greater Caracas ( GC) ( Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or Gran Caracas; GC) is the urban agglomeration comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over Miranda and Vargas state in Venezuela. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit.
The Capital District ( Spanish: Distrito Capital) is a federal district of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km 2 (167 sq mi) and there is only one administrative division ( municipio ), Libertador, which contains about half of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital city, which is also the seat of the three branches of the federal government of Venezuela.
Chacao Municipality. / 10.5080665°N 66.8517209°W / 10.5080665; -66.8517209. Chacao is one of the five political and administrative subdivisions of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The other four are Baruta, El Hatillo, Libertador and Sucre. This legal entity is known as the Caracas Metropolitan District.
Caracas Metro. Diagram of the metro network integrated with other public transport services in Greater Caracas. The Caracas Metro ( Spanish: Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela. It was constructed and is operated by Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, [4] a government-owned company that was founded in ...
Altamira was created on June 30, 1577, by Juan Andres Varela. This neighborhood is currently home to Plaza Francia (though it is commonly called Plaza Altamira), a well-known landmark which includes an obelisk and a fountain. This square and most of Altamira was built by Luis Roche, who owned most of the area in 1943.
Las Mercedes, Caracas. / 10.467°N 66.850°W / 10.467; -66.850. Las Mercedes is the largest district for shopping and leisure in Latin America. It is located at the Baruta Municipality, Miranda (state), Caracas. It has an estimated area of 93 hectares (0.93 square kilometers ). It contains discos and pubs.