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Caracas is capital of Venezuela. Caracas is a huge, beautiful South American city, bringing together the tremendously wealthy and the desperately poor. In Caracas, gravity is defied by the city's skyscrapers and the teetering shantytowns that cover the hills around it.
As captivating as it can be depressing, Caracas has all the assets of a big city - great restaurants, plush hotels, theatre, museums, nightlife, shopping - and many of the problems - poverty, petty crime, pollution and, as everything from the past gets bulldozed, a loss of history and identity.
It's an oil-money place of traffic jams and progressive culture, the unquestioned centre of the country's political, scientific, cultural, intellectual and educational life. It's a showcase of modern architecture, flaunting public sculptures, mosaics and murals at every turn. It enjoys a perfect position on the Caribbean coast, and is the gateway to the Andes and the Amazon.
Main Attractions of Caracas (Venezuela)
Capitolio Nacional, Casa Natal de Bolívar, Museo de Arte Colonial, Panteón Nacional, Parque Central, Plaza Bolívar.
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