Caracas - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
DPO and pouch. - May 2015
Easily. - Apr 2015
DPO, DHL, and other express mail services. - Sep 2013
There is both pouch and DPO here, which is a lifesaver. - Aug 2012
DPO. - Mar 2012
DPO.There isn't regular mail service in VZ.There is fed ex. - Mar 2011
We get DPO and Pouch. - Jan 2011
We have DPO, which is very unreleiable, for a while there things were being stolen left and right. Everyone local uses DHL or FedEx, etc. - Oct 2010
The embassy does have a DPO system and Pouch. About 2 months ago the DPO system was ransacked, and most items being shipped to Caracas were stolen before reaching the embassy. Both systems are unreliable. Locals use FedEx or DHL to send to/from the U.S. - Sep 2010
DPO and pouch - Mar 2010
APO/DPO. However, the local government will often delay this process. - Mar 2010
Through the Embassy's APO mail. The Venezuelan mail system is known to be wrought with theft. - Feb 2009
Courier services - DHL or Fedex. There is no home mail delivery in Caracas. - Nov 2008
