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Things to do in Caracas

Sightseeing

Capitolio Nacional

Taking up a whole block and covered in gold domes and neoclassical frills, this enormous, stately building dates from the 1870s. It is...

Panteón Nacional

This stately monument is home to the final resting place of national and continental hero El Libertador (The Liberator) Simón Bolí...


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Shopping

There are few things that set Caraqueño hearts (and banknotes) fluttering quite like shopping. The city is home to some of the biggest and swankiest centro comerciales (shopping malls) on the...

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Events

March
07
Carnaval

Carnival is celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

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April
01
Festival Internacional de Teatro

National and international groups descend upon the city for 17 days of world-class theatre, which takes place on even numbered years.

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