Flamenco Beach, Culebra Island

Beautiful landscape, lush greenery, white sand, rich presence of flora and fauna, crystal clear water and amazing weather, the only words that could even minutely describe the beauty of this place would be truly beautiful.

Flamenco beach is in the island of Culebra, Peurto Rico in the United States of America.  This is a seaside resort known for its swimming, fishing opportunities and diving cliffs. The beach stretches around half a mile along the shore and is surrounded by the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, which is one of its kind and the oldest wildlife preserve in the continent of America.

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Be attentive and if you observe well, you would notice parrot fish, blue tang, many species of wrasses and many other Caribbean sea fishes.

You could take a ferry ride from Fajardo to Cubera Island which takes around one and a half hour, once here you may board a taxi to Flamenco Beach.  The beauty of this beach has successfully conquered many hearts; the discovery channel has put it on the second place in the list of the world’s most beautiful beaches. The beaches have a lot of shops stuffed with food items for the tourists so you will not have to worry about starving. For the convenience o tourists, there are changing rooms and restrooms available.

The reef here is the special attraction; it is an interesting sight as half the waves as separated by the reef are high while the other half of the waves are calm. With the painted tanks from World War II finding their place here, the background has a vintage touch. With the lush green hills in the backdrop, this place makes you feel all the more closer to nature.  There is romance in the air here, less crowd, away from the regularities of monotonous lives; Flamenco has freshness and spark to offer to you. Just a walk around, and with every breath of fresh air that you suck in, a gush of optimism seeps in too.

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This is a great place for snorkeling, find the perfect place to dive in, the underworld world has all the components to maze you and give you immense happiness.  This beach is also a good place for camping, you could get your own home prepared food or buy some here, put up a tent and spend a might under the twinkling sky and escape from the rush of everyday life to a peaceful world.

Everything about this place is inviting, the turquoise blue color of the water, the soft sand, the cool breeze that blows here or the rainforest around the beach. Everything has the potential to leave you in awe of its beauty.

You might have to make advance bookings for boarding the ferry ride but it is worth it. Every effort big or small that leads you to Flamenco is absolutely worth it. Do not forget to fetch along your camera, sunglasses, sunscreen and snorkeling gears, you would need it all to actually enjoy the beach, one of the best of the world.