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Playa Blanca, Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba. / Pink Sand Beach, en la isla de Harbour, Bahamas. / Pink Sand Beach, on Harbour Island, the Bahamas.

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Punaluu, Hawai.

EXOTIC BEACHES WITH COLORFUL SANDS AND THEIR INTERESTING STORIES ARE PART OF THE CARIBBEAN’S WEALTH

Not even the greatest artists like Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Renoir or Monet managed to capture the beauty of certain landscapes. It is impossible, even from the geniuses, to splay on canvas or draw in paper all the magic that some places have to offer. The Caribbean is teeming with those special places, and beaches are no doubt high on that list.
The list of beautiful beaches that this region boasts is really extensive. The so-called Pink Sand Beach, in Harbor Island, the Bahamas, and just a 55-minute flight from Miami, leads the list of the world’s most eye-popping beaches. Nearly five kilometers of pink sand border the crystal-clear waters of this extraordinary foreshore. Such an unusual feature is owed to millions of red coral fragments and powdered shells that wash ashore.
But if color is the name of the game, it’d be sinful to fail to mention the green sandy beach in Kourou, French Guiana. Although it’s nestled on the north coast of South America, for many people this region is culturally linked to the Caribbean, hence it is welcome on this list. What’s more, its peculiar sand is worth the try. The striking green color is the result of olivine, a volcanic mineral usually used as a semiprecious stone.
And how can we leave behind in this recount of curious beaches the one called Bibijagua, on Cuba’s Isle of Youth? Its fame stems from the black color of its sands. The reason for this is the erosion caused by the sea on the marble rocks of the area. Undoubtedly, Playa Bibijagua is the perfect place for a vacation full of peace, pure air and close contact with nature.
In the case of the famous Doctor's Cave in Jamaica, the stark curiosity is due to the origin of its name. Word has it that in the late nineteenth century, Dr. Alexander James McCatty founded a sanatorium in the city of Montego Bay. The bathers had to walk through cave to get to the beach. That explains the origin of its name. If it’s a calmer kind of beach you’re looking for, then its turquoise-hued water is perfect for a passive-waves swim.
And last but not least, we cannot pass up The Baths, a beach in Virgin Gorda, the British Virgin Islands. The singularity of the place lies in the huge rocks that lie along the beach, whose joints make up small pools and caves that further enhance the local landscape. In short, it’s like some sort of paradise for those who wallow in spending time among natural artworks.