By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s impossibly wide, with sparkling white sand and brilliantly blue water.

It’s the crown jewel of Aruba, an island known for its beaches.

This is Eagle Beach, one of the greatest stretches of sand on earth, and a Mecca for Caribbean beach aficionados (and also the home of one of our favorite places to stay, the Bucuti Tara Beach Resort.

And this is what it’s like to be there.

See more in the video above.

— CJ