Caracas
South American metropolis
Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, situated in a narrow mountain valley near the Caribbean coast.
The city serves as the country's political, economic, and cultural center: Caracas was once among Latin America's wealthiest cities.
Its name often stands in for the Venezuelan government in political reporting.
Latin American cornmeal flatbread
- chichaLatin American fermented beverage
- cuatroFour in Spanish
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
- Miss VenezuelaNational pageant champion
Spanish cave with paintings
- metroUrban rail transit
- trafficMovement along routes
- barriosLatino urban districts
- ranchosMexican landed estates
highrise · plaza · boulevard · congestion · smog · valley · commute · infrastructure
Active resistance or dissent
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- assemblyConstructing from components
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
autocracy · crisis · emigration · shortages · blackouts · hyperinflation · diaspora · regime
Organized public celebration
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- reggaetónLatin urban dance music
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
- beauty pageantsContests ranking physical attractiveness
street art · murals · galleries · museums · literature · theater · film · nightlife
arepa
Latin American cornmeal flatbread
- chichaLatin American fermented beverage
- cuatroFour in Spanish
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
Altamira
Spanish cave with paintings
ranchos · highrise · plaza · boulevard · congestion · smog · valley · commute · infrastructure · sprawl
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- assemblyConstructing from components
constitution · autocracy · crisis · emigration · shortages · blackouts · hyperinflation · diaspora · regime · referendum
festival
Organized public celebration
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- reggaetónLatin urban dance music
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
beauty pageants · street art · murals · galleries · museums · literature · theater · film · nightlife · gastronomy
- Latin American RegionsLima, Cusco, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Quito
- Venezuelan CitiesMaracaibo, Valencia, Merida, Trujillo, San Fernando
- Hispanic WorldSpain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Capital CitiesParis, Tokyo, Madrid, Berlin, Moscow
CaracasMaracaibo
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Southeast Florida coastal city
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