British tourist Napier and Rendon, a Venezuelan, pose for a picture at a beach in the archipelago of Los Roques

British tourist Napier and Rendon, a Venezuelan, pose for a picture at a beach in the archipelago of Los Roques

British tourist Matthew Napier (L), 35, and Aiskel Rendon, a 31-year-old Venezuelan, pose for a picture at a beach in the archipelago of Los Roques May 29, 2015. Fears of being kidnapped or not finding toilet-paper are not much of an incentive for a holiday in Venezuela. Yet hardy travelers undeterred by the tales – real and exaggerated – of crime and shortages are finding the South American nation an absurdly cheap destination. That is thanks to exchange controls skewing the economy in favor of anyone with foreign cash, meaning you can hire a boat to a Caribbean island for $15 a day, or trek through Andean mountains or Amazon jungle for a week, with porters, at $125. Picture taken on May 29, 2015. To match Feature VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/TOURISTS REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins