another local black sand beach. The small village of Monterrico is located along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It's part of the Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii, a nature reserve sprawling across a 13 ...

Among all the many natural hues sand comes in (white, green, pink), black is by far the most otherworldly. (Though, purple beaches are also pretty wild.) That’s perhaps why black sand beaches ...

On Guatemala’s Pacific coast, El Paredón is carving out a name as Central America’s up-and-coming surfing destination. This rustic village has black sand beaches and waves that consistently ...

Beaches around the world come in many colors, from the familiar golden and white sands to rarer hues like pink, red, and even ...

Punaluʻu is one of the largest, most accessible, and most popular black-sand beaches in the state. According to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the beach "isn't ideal" for swimming, but it's ...

Iceland's Vik Beach is one of the most breathtaking black sand beaches you'll ever see! Photo: iStock Move over, powdery white shores — there's something irresistibly dramatic about black sand ...