On the beaches Venezuelan girls come in search of potential clients with hard currency, rather than the devalued Venezuelan bolívares they earn back home.

Venezuela - a once-rich oil-producing nation ... with an economy that depends largely on tourism at its picturesque beaches. So far, nearly 200 tons of oil have been scraped off affected beaches.

An oil spill has dumped black sludge on beaches along Venezuela's northwestern coast and affected fishing in the area, residents and environmental activists said Monday. In Puerto Cabello ...

Margarita, a major source of pearls in the 15th and 16th centuries, used to be a playground for American tourists, drawn to its palm-fringed white-sand beaches and turquoise waters. But Venezuela ...

Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on Thursday denied accusations by Brazil that it was responsible for a massive oil spill that has polluted beaches on its northeastern Atlantic coast.

As Venezuela's economy collapses ... the coastline of south-west Trinidad will not disappoint. Golden beaches and coconut groves? Tick. Sleepy villages, full of fishermen snoozing under palm ...