A Caracas guide, by experience

Four thematic hubs and a planner for your free day in Caracas.

Right now in Caracas

Dated, sourced facts checked by this project — not a live feed.

This block was last reviewed on July 30, 2026.

  • Airport (Maiquetía)

    Recently verified

    Simón Bolívar International Airport's only runway pair is closed for resurfacing until August 22, 2026 (NOTAM CO765/26). A partial resumption of commercial flights is planned from August 24, 2026 — an initial phase of around 8 daily flights operating out of provisional tents — with full airport rehabilitation targeted for December 2026.

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    Source: Finanzas Digital

    Publish date not confirmed

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • Caracas Metro

    Recently verified

    The Caracas Metro's main lines were restored on June 28, 2026, and Metrocable (the cable-car systems) resumed service on July 15, 2026, after completing post-earthquake traction and control tests.

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    Source: El Nacional

    Published: July 15, 2026

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • State of emergency

    Recently verified

    The government declared a nationwide state of emergency on June 24, 2026, hours after the earthquakes, to activate civil-protection and emergency protocols. No comprehensive implementing decree has been published, and no end date has been announced.

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    Source: NPR

    Published: June 25, 2026

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • Travel advisory — United States

    Recently verified

    The U.S. State Department keeps Venezuela at Level 3, "Reconsider Travel" (updated June 27, 2026), now adding the earthquakes to its existing reasons — crime, kidnapping, terrorism, health care; several border areas and states remain at Level 4, "Do Not Travel."

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    Source: U.S. Department of State — Travel.State.gov

    Published: June 27, 2026

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • Ávila / Waraira Repano access

    Recently verified

    Access to Waraira Repano National Park remains restricted due to slope instability after June's earthquakes. As of July 16, 2026, only the Sabas Nieves trail was open — and only as far as the ranger checkpoint; Camino de los Españoles and the Cotiza–Galipán road remained closed. The current state of the cable car and Hotel Humboldt could not be confirmed.

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    Source: Noticiero Digital

    Published: July 16, 2026

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • Death toll

    Recently verified

    At least 5,546 people confirmed dead according to official figures cited by Wikipedia, with thousands more missing (missing-person estimates vary widely, from 18,100 to over 50,000 depending on source and date). Wikipedia is continuously updated, so this figure has no fixed publication date — compare it with the earlier dated figure below.

    Earlier figure, for comparison

    3,535 people confirmed dead, per lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez as cited on July 7, 2026 — an earlier official count, not a currently competing source: shown to make clear how the toll has risen over time, not as an active disagreement between sources.

    Al Jazeera — Published: July 7, 2026

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    Source: Wikipedia (actualización continua / continuously updated)

    Publish date not confirmed

    Checked by this project: July 30, 2026

  • Electricity and water

    Not verified

    No verifiable source was found in this review. That doesn't mean there's no problem — only that it hasn't been confirmed.

Official channels coordinating the response to the June 24, 2026 earthquakes. This site doesn't collect funds or handle donations — it only links to verifiable organizations.

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