City
Caracas
Capital of Venezuela

What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Hotel Humboldt; Parque Central; Ciudad Universitaria; Federal Legislative Palace
- Viewpoint
- Favor a slightly elevated viewpoint from the hills on the south side of the valley, looking north across the city toward El Ávila.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially on El Ávila, in the valley's trees and parks, and in the overall visual impression.
- Guarded against
- Avoid making Caracas look like Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Medellín, or a generic Latin American city, and avoid Mediterranean or Alpine character.
Population3,000,000Wikidata: 1,943,901
Coordinates10.49°N, 66.88°W
Elevation920 m
Area776 km²
Time zoneAmerica/CaracasUTC−4
Solar noon12:28clock runs 0.5 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Caracas and you surface nearest to Sarongan, Indonesia — 236 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Valencia | VE | 128 km |
| Barquisimeto | VE | 276 km |
| Maracaibo | VE | 517 km |
| Saint George's | GD | 586 km |
| Port of Spain | TT | 586 km |
| Kingstown | VC | 683 km |
| Castries | LC | 748 km |
| Roseau | DM | 800 km |
Twinned cities
- Algiers DZ
- Cali CO
- Dubai AE
- La Paz BO
- Madrid ES
- Managua NI
- Mexico City MX
- Minsk BY
- Montevideo UY
- Navi Mumbai IN
- Rio de Janeiro BR
- San Salvador SV
- Santiago de Querétaro MX
- Santo Domingo DO
- Tehran IR
15 of 30 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →