Caracas

American  

[kuh-rah-kuhs, kah-rah-kahs] / kəˈrɑ kəs, kɑˈrɑ kɑs /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Venezuela, in the N part.

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Caracas British  

/ kəˈrækəs, kaˈrakas, -ˈrɑː- /

noun

1. the capital of Venezuela, in the north: founded in 1567; major industrial and commercial centre, notably for oil companies. Pop: 3 276 000 (2005 est)

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Caracas Cultural  

1. Capital of Venezuela and the largest city in the country, located in northern Venezuela near the Caribbean Sea; commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation.

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Caracas

The U.S. oil giant has sent teams to Caracas this year to negotiate a possible deal following President Trump’s push for American oil producers to revitalize the Latin American country’s rundown oil sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Italian oil company ENI and smaller players Primavera and Aspect Holdings also signed deals in Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Growing the game means fans from Rome to Caracas debating their dream teams in anticipation of the Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Caracas has projected earnings of $209 billion over 25 years from the accord.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Citra did her best to leave DNA traces on half a dozen trains before slipping onto the one bound for Caracas, on the north Amazonia coast.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman