Venezuela’s Margarita Island now a ghost town due to falling economy

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A vendor selling floaties and beach toys at El Yaque Beach in Margarita island, though there are hardly any tourists around. — Photos: AFP

One of the five stars that used to adorn the facade of the Margarita hotel on the Venezuelan paradise island of the same name has fallen off.

Not that there are any guests to notice.

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