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Views of Caracas, Venezuela

From , former About.com Guide

Venezuela's capital and largest city is the center of commerce, culture, economics and the base for touring the country's attractions. Caracas blends a modern cityscape and a colonial heritage with a lush, temperate climate. It's noisy as any large city with millions of inhabitants, yet it boasts a city park with a waterfall and hundreds of tropical plants.

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Caracas SkylineCaracas SkylinePlaza Bolivar Statue of Simon BolivarMonument to Simón Bolívar, El LibertadorCaracas, Consejo Municipal de DerechosConsejo Municipal de CaracasCaracas CathedralCaracas Cathedral
Plaque, Catedral de CaracasPlaque, Catedral de CaracasCaracas, Museo SacroMuseo SacroMt Avila Teleferico, CaracasTeleferico, or Cable Car to Mt AvilaPantheon, CaracasPanteon Nacional
Bolivar MuseumMuseo BolivarianoCaracas BarrioCaracas BarrioCaracas Hill BarrioCaracas Hill BarrioCaracas StreetCaracas Street Scene

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