Caracas

American

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

noun

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

Caracas British

/ -ˈrɑː-, kəˈrækəs, kaˈrakas /

noun

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

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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Trump officials, among them the secretaries of the interior and energy, traveled to Caracas with executives to strike preliminary investment agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Power cuts often last 10 hours or longer and have affected major cities, including the capital, Caracas.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The United States is in the process of reactivating its embassy in Caracas.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Without Caracas as a lifeline, Cuba has struggled to keep electricity on, or food and medicine in stock.

From Barron's • May 30, 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

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