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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. Despite out-of-control crime, Venezuelans still flock to beaches on weekends to eat, drink, dance and laugh. But a troubled economy has depressed tourist spending throughout the country, which offers a wide range of destinations, including mountains, beaches and jungles.
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.
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.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
Despite the town is over the biggest reserve of oil in the world their inhabitants don't have constant public services or health care. Oct. 10, 2015. .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. Despite out-of-control crime, Venezuelans still flock to beaches on weekends to eat, drink, dance and laugh. But a troubled economy has depressed tourist spending throughout the country, which offers a wide range of destinations, including mountains, beaches and jungles.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
People play in the water at Playa Colorada, a popular beach near Puerto La Cruz on Venezuela's north coast, on Oct. 11, 2015. Despite out-of-control crime, Venezuelans still flock to beaches on weekends to eat, drink, dance and laugh. But a troubled economy has depressed tourist spending throughout the country, which offers a wide range of destinations, including mountains, beaches and jungles.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
An oil truck makes its way out of Zuata, a small 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
A mentally ill woman wanders through El Cogollal, a tiny town in Venezuela's oil country. Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest oil reserves, basic public services are spotty in Cogollal and dozens of other Venezuelan towns.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
This oil well stands just outside Zuata, a small oil town in north-central Venezuela. Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest oil reserves, basic public services are spotty in Zuata and towns like it. Oct. 10, 2015.
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. Despite sitting on top of one of the world's richest oil reserves, basic public services are spotty in El Cogollal and towns like it.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
Teenagers jump off rocks at Playa Colorada, a popular beach near Puerto La Cruz on Venezuela's north coast, on Oct. 11, 2015. Despite out-of-control crime, Venezuelans still flock to beaches on weekends to eat, drink, dance and laugh. But a troubled economy has depressed tourist spending throughout the country, which offers a wide range of destinations, including mountains, beaches and jungles.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
A man is buried in the sand at Playa Colorada, a popular beach near Puerto La Cruz on Venezuela's north coast, on Oct. 11, 2015. Despite out-of-control crime, Venezuelans still flock to beaches on weekends to eat, drink, dance and laugh. But a troubled economy has depressed tourist spending throughout the country, which offers a wide range of destinations, including mountains, beaches and jungles.
Alejandro Cegarra
McClatchy
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