Photo: Vibecke Markhus

Photo: Vibecke Markhus
Photo: Vibecke Markhus
Photo: Vibecke Markhus
Photo: Vibecke Markhus
Photo: Vibecke Markhus
OK, this isn’t one beach, more like several hundred, but it’s impossible to pick from the more than 350 islands in the Los Roques archipelago. Whichever island you’re on, from the large Cayo Grande to the diminutive Gran Roque, you’ll have blinding white sand and shallow, tropical waters just a few powdery footsteps away.
Highlight: The entire area is basically an enormous water sports arena — divers, snorkelers, fishermen and shallow-water splashers will all find it hard to leave.
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No sugary sands and idyllic swimming conditions, but you will find a dramatic black basalt shore and might spot green and hawksbill turtles, as well as dolphins and whale sharks, if you snorkel off this Big Island beach.
Highlight: Getting here involves a 20-minute trek through a wooded dirt trail, underlining the remote and undeveloped beach.
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