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NY Post
New York Post
13 Mar 2023


NextImg:Photographer captures eerie, abandoned beachfront ghost village

A strange encampment has been preserved through photos, despite being left to rot by its inhabitants. 

On the shores of Aruba, the remains of this tropical settlement still sit, wasting away as the waves roll endlessly in and out. 

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Nevada-based photographer Shaun Astor recently came upon this odd sight while visiting the Caribbean: A random, forsaken series of tumbledown buildings along the waterfront, far from the island’s main hub of activity. 

Despite not knowing their story or what exactly he was looking at, he seized upon the chance to take a series of pictures of the situation. 

“In short, we stumbled across these shacks which stretch along the length of a mostly unused beach on the far opposite side of the island from the tourism center,” Astor, 30, told Jam Press of the adventure earlier this month. 

He hit a wall attempting to find out more information about the odd sight and was unable to find anyone with further details, with many not even aware of its presence. 

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The buildings line the Aruba shoreline in their corner of the island.
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A mural on one of the buildings.
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A former eatery called the Coco Loco Ranch.
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Astor came upon the village across the island from its main tourism hub.
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The beachfront abodes appeared to be abandoned.
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“No one we asked [had] any concrete information on it, or even knew it was there,” Astor — who operates a business called Raise The Stakes Photography — went on 

The dwellings, he added, were composed of a diverse array of creations built mostly from different types of debris.

“These shacks and cabins were built to varying degrees in solidness — most with discarded wood, pallets, metal and even old vinyl advertising billboards,” he said. 

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The furniture that once filled the abodes littered the area, covered in sand. 

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The sun shines on a series of shacks.
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Inside one of the abandoned buildings.
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The structures appeared to be built mostly from debris.
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The buildings were constructed by the water’s edge.
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It’s unclear what happened to whatever community once called these buildings home.
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This couch has surely seen better days.
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An aerial view of the buildings.
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Those Astor asked had little information to offer about the shacks.
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Most buildings were only one story high, but here a three-story build is seen.
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The dwellings were in a sorry state.
The dwellings were in a sorry state.
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Talk about a fixer upper.
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Sofas, beds, and other bits and bobs are seen in his images strewn about, covered in rips and marks. 

Another sign of former life includes an aged billboard advertising what appears to have once been a local watering hole. 

One shot features a former cafe called the Coco Loco Ranch, several tables still within its walls.

The shots are eerie yet colorful, saturated but empty.