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A flamingo in the sea off Renaissance Island, Aruba. Flamingos are not native to the country, but that does not stop throngs of tourists from flocking to the island to pose with them every year.
PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK
Jamie Davis Smith
ARUBA – Flamingos are not native to Aruba, but that does not stop throngs of tourists from flocking to the island to pose with them every year.
The privately owned Flamingo Beach is artificially populated with the pink birds, and the only ways to get in are by staying at the Renaissance Wind Creek Resort or picking up a US$125 (S$160) day pass, which sell out almost as quickly as Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny’s concert tickets.
