There are many beautiful and interesting things to see in Venezuela, and I do believe there is something or someone worth visiting in every city or country; however, I can’t say that I’d really recommend visiting Caracas specifically. To be sure, I was only there for a year and that was back in 1999. Maybe things have changed since then. But, when I was there it was dangerous – nobody would stop at red lights at night for fear of carjacking. There were lots of muggings, etc. People seemed on edge and suspicious of one another.

But this is just my perspective…again from a long time ago. The Avila was beautiful and the coffee was great, El Teatro Teresa Careno interesting and outside of Caracas there were fantastic beaches and great natural beauty.