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Margarita Island, and Venezuela’s Washed Up Tourism Industry
Once a quiet paradise and a top tourism and cruise ship destination, Margarita Island, the "Pearl of the Caribbean," is now a run-down reminder of Venezuela's collapsed tourism industry.
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