Useful addresses to prepare your trip Caracas

In each district you will find a Ipostel office, but the result is not guaranteed. At the national level, the mail service does not work; however, if you send a simple postcard in France, it is likely to arrive at destination, but certainly after you…

An imposing building with a work of art from a renowned Venezuelan artist. Since 2009, the Ambassador of France is his excellency Jean-Marc Laforêt, trained in the ENA in the Freedom-Equality-Fraternity promotion of 1989. He was recently a former Consul General in São Paulo (2001-2005) and Deputy Director of the Americas and the Caribbean (2005-2009) at headquarters. For weekends and public holidays, a consular permanence is ensured for the French in difficulty: Tel +58 212 909 66 99. If not, the rescue line: +58 212 991 26 80. Finally, an integrated emergency system exists in Venezuela: the 171 (or * 171 from a mobile) is a unique number that allows you to reach all emergency services regardless of the administration they depend on.

Present in Caracas since 1974, four addresses and a «Espace France» are available. Its library, video club and French newspapers allow you to "re-recharge" and meet francophiles or expatriates with very interesting advice. The well-organized website offers an online calendar of upcoming cultural events. Several addresses:

La Castellana. Mohenado Avenue, between 1 ra and 2 da, Quinta Wilmaru, Tel +58 212 264 46 11 - [email protected] - Director: Alain Villechalane - [email protected]

. 3 Ra Avenida de Las Delicias con Avenida Francisco Solano, edificio Solano, ground floor, Tel +58 212 763 15 81 - [email protected] - The France area and the media library are on the first floor, Tel +58 212 762 74 55 - [email protected] - Director: Manuel Arguinzones - [email protected] - Open Monday to Thursday from a. m. to p. m. and from p. m. to p. m., Friday and Saturday from 10 p. m. to 14 p. m.

Las Mercedes. Main Avenue de Las Mercedes, C.C. Paseo Las Mercedes, Tel +58 212 993 36 96 - [email protected] - Director: Eliane Jaguelin - [email protected]

La Tahona. Calle Solera, centro comercial La Tahona, mezzanina nivel, Local L -3, Tel +58 212 941 79 35 - [email protected] - Director: Jean-Luc Couat - [email protected] - There are other antennas in the interior of the country (Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Mérida, Porlamar and Valencia).

A French customs officer is now based in Caracas. It maintains good relations with the anti-drug commando, the national guard, the SENIAT and the services of the coast guard of Venezuela, developing, inter alia, technical cooperation and training programmes for civil servants. In the fight against illegal trafficking in narcotic products, the exchange of information is permanent with Venezuelan institutions, particularly at ports and airports.

In general, Venezuelans use MRW for local and international shipments. We tested without ever knowing bad surprises. The website has an online price simulator.