Caracas, the capital and largest city of Venezuela, is located in a narrow valley along the Venezuelan coastal mountain range in northern Venezuela. The valley has a spring-like climate between 760-910 meters above sea level. Separated from the Caribbean Sea coast by steep mountains over 2,200 meters high, Caracas has a population of around 5 million people and its hillsides are crowded with informal settlements known as barrios.

2. Caribbean Sea Caracas DC Int Airport 900 mts Above See level

3. Caracas (pronounced [ka’ɾakas]) is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley's temperatures are spring like. Terrain suitable for building on lies between 760 and 910 m (2,500 and 3,000 ft) above sea level. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2200 m (7400 ft) high mountain range, Cerro Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The population of Greater Caracas is approximately 5 million.

15. Informal settlements locally known as barrios crowd some of the hillsides of the city

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