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February 01, 2016 08:20 AM

Gallery: The beach, Venezuelan style

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A girl takes her turn in the tambor circle — a group dance popular on Venezuela's beaches — Oct. 11, 2015, at Playa Colorada on Venezuela's north coast.
A girl takes her turn in the tambor circle — a group dance popular on Venezuela's beaches — Oct. 11, 2015, at Playa Colorada on Venezuela's north coast. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
Couples dance in T-Rraza 52, a nightclub in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, on Oct. 8, 2015. With crime reaching crisis level, security has become a major factor in Venezuelans' nightlife decisions.
Couples dance in T-Rraza 52, a nightclub in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, on Oct. 8, 2015. With crime reaching crisis level, security has become a major factor in Venezuelans' nightlife decisions. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
Horses graze near a petroleum pipeline in Zuata, a small oil town in north-central Venezuela on Oct. 10, 2015. Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest oil reserves, basic public services are spotty in Zuata and towns like it.
Horses graze near a petroleum pipeline in Zuata, a small oil town in north-central Venezuela on Oct. 10, 2015. Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest oil reserves, basic public services are spotty in Zuata and towns like it. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest petroleum reserves, poverty is extreme and basic public services are spotty in Venezuela’s oil country. Photo taken Oct. 10, 2015.
Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest petroleum reserves, poverty is extreme and basic public services are spotty in Venezuela’s oil country. Photo taken Oct. 10, 2015. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
A young woman dances tambor — a group dance popular on Venezuela's beaches — Oct. 11, 2015, at Playa Colorada on Venezuela's north coast.
A young woman dances tambor — a group dance popular on Venezuela's beaches — Oct. 11, 2015, at Playa Colorada on Venezuela's north coast. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
People play in the water at Playa Colorada.
People play in the water at Playa Colorada. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
An oil truck makes its way out of Zuata, a small town in north-central Venezuela on Oct. 10, 2015.
An oil truck makes its way out of Zuata, a small town in north-central Venezuela on Oct. 10, 2015. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
A mentally ill woman wanders through El Cogollal, a tiny town in Venezuela's oil country.
A mentally ill woman wanders through El Cogollal, a tiny town in Venezuela's oil country. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
This oil well stands just outside Zuata, a small oil town in north-central Venezuela.
This oil well stands just outside Zuata, a small oil town in north-central Venezuela. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
Shoddy roads and a lack of working public transportation force people who live in towns like El Cogollal, Venezuela, shown here on Oct. 10, 2015, to rely on horses to get around.
Shoddy roads and a lack of working public transportation force people who live in towns like El Cogollal, Venezuela, shown here on Oct. 10, 2015, to rely on horses to get around. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
Teenagers jump off rocks at Playa Colorada.
Teenagers jump off rocks at Playa Colorada. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
A man is buried in the sand at Playa Colorada.
A man is buried in the sand at Playa Colorada. Alejandro Cegarra McClatchy
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