City Details: Caracas
A few alternate names for Caracas are: CCS, Caracae, Caracas, Caraques, Karakas, Karakasa, Karakasas, Karakaso, ka la ka si, ka raka s
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. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200-foot) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants.
General Information
- Official Name: Venezuela
- Common Name: Venezuela
- Population: 3000000
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.48801, -66.87919
- Country Code: VEN
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Caracas
- 1. Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), distance from city center: 17.56 km
- 2. Higuerote Airport (HGE), distance from city center: 86.03 km
- 3. Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport (MYC), distance from city center: 88.31 km
Location of Caracas
Country Details
- Country: Venezuela
- Official Name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Capital: Caracas
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 28,435,943
- Area: 916,445 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: Venezuelan bolívar soberano (Bs.S.)
- Timezones: UTC-04:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Guyana
Holidays in Caracas, Venezuela
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Venezuela for 2026
- Día de Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Día de Reyes - 2026-01-06
- Día de la Divina Pastora - 2026-01-14
- Día del Maestro - 2026-01-15
- Día de la Juventud - 2026-02-12
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Dia Internacional de la Mujer - 2026-03-08
- Día de San José - 2026-03-19
- Día del abolición de la esclavitud - 2026-03-21
- Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal - 2026-03-31
- Proclamación de la Independencia - 2026-04-19
- Día del Trabajador - 2026-05-01
- Día del Cruz del Mayo - 2026-05-03
- Día de las Madres - 2026-05-10
- Día de la Ascención - 2026-05-14
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Día de los Padres - 2026-06-21
- Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo - 2026-06-24
- Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria - 2026-06-27
- Cinco de julio - 2026-07-05
- Dia del niño - 2026-07-19
- Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar - 2026-07-24
- Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas - 2026-07-25
- Día de la Bandera - 2026-08-03
- Día del Virgen del Valle - 2026-09-08
- Día del Virgen de las Mercedes - 2026-09-24
- Día de la Resistencia Indígena - 2026-10-12
- Día de Todos los Santos - 2026-11-01
- Día de los fieles difuntos - 2026-11-02
- La Inmaculada Concepción - 2026-12-08
- Nochebuena - 2026-12-24
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
- Nochevieja - 2026-12-31
Museums in Caracas, Venezuela
Panteón Nacional
Avenida Oeste 13, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5132° N, 66.9126° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-16:30
Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas
Avenida Sur 25, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5009° N, 66.8967° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 • Jan 01-Jan 01,Apr 19-Apr 19,May 01-May 01,Jun 24-Jun 24,Jul 05-Jul 05,Jul 24-Jul 24,Oct 12-Oct 12,Dec 24-Dec 24,Dec 25-Dec 25,Dec 31-Dec 31 closed "Días de Fiesta Nacional "
Mausoleo al Libertador
Avenida Oeste 13, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5137° N, 66.9124° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-16:30
Casa Natal del Libertador
Avenida Sur 1, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5047° N, 66.9135° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-16:00 • Jan 01-Jan 01,Apr 19-Apr 19,May 01-May 01,Jun 24-Jun 24,Jul 05-Jul 05,Jul 24-Jul 24,Oct 12-Oct 12,Dec 24-Dec 24,Dec 25-Dec 25,Dec 31-Dec 31 closed "Días de Fiesta Nacional "
Museo Carlos Cruz Díez
Avenida Bolívar, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5003° N, 66.9078° W
Hours: mo-fr 08:30-17:00
Galería de Arte Nacional
Avenida México, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5010° N, 66.9026° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 • Jan 01,Apr 19,May 01,Jun 24,Jul 05,Jul 24,Oct 12,Dec 24,Dec 25,Dec 31 10:00-17:00
Museo del Transporte
Avenida Sol, Caracas 1071, Miranda State, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.4930° N, 66.8346° W
Hours: We 08:00-12:00, Su 09:00-15:00
Planetario Humboldt
Avenida Francisco de Miranda, Caracas 1071, Miranda State, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.4927° N, 66.8376° W
Hours: Mo 05:00-09:00 • Tu-Su 05:00-17:00
Museo de Ciencias
Plaza de los Museos, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.4999° N, 66.8974° W
Hours: 10:00am a 16:00pm
Cuartel San Carlos
Avenida Oeste 13, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5144° N, 66.9136° W
Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas
Ciclovía Plaza Venezuela - Diego Ibarra, Caracas 1014, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5004° N, 66.8962° W
Casa de las Primeras Letras Simón Rodríguez
Boulevard del Panteón, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5082° N, 66.9139° W
Hours: Tu-Su 08:30-17:30 • Jan 1,Apr 19,May 1,Jun 24,Jul 5,Jul 24,Oct 12,Dec 24,Dec 25,Dec 31 off
Museo de los Niños
Avenida Lecuna, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.4991° N, 66.9027° W
Casa Amarilla Antonio José de Sucre
Avenida Oeste 0, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5064° N, 66.9154° W
Casa de Estudios Históricos Lorenzo Mendoza
Boulevard del Panteón, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5083° N, 66.9133° W
Casa de Martí
Boulevard del Panteón, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5083° N, 66.9140° W
Museo de Arquitectura
Avenida Bolívar, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5005° N, 66.9085° W
Casa Colonial de la Familia Bolívar
Avenida Oeste 18, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.4954° N, 66.9169° W
Museo Sacro de Caracas
Avenida Sur 0, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5058° N, 66.9139° W
Casa Teresa de La Parra
Plaza del Panteón Nacional, Caracas 1010, Capital District, Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5131° N, 66.9123° W