Flamenco Beach, located on Culebra, a lush island off the east coast of Puerto Rico , has just been named one of the top 50 beaches in the world. The Caribbean gem landed the 41st spot globally and 10th in North America on The World’s 50 Best Beaches list for 2026 . The lesser-known beach in Puerto Rico joined Siesta Beach in Florida (which also ranked in the 2025 list ) as one of two locations in the US to make the global list—outshining legendary coastlines in California and Hawaii . The annual rankings are based on polling from over 1,000 travel professionals across the globe who visit the destinations year-round. According to the 2026 ranking, which was released on Tuesday, April 28, Puerto Rico’s Flamenco Beach stands out for its ideal blend of a " soundtrack of nature ," its reputation as being "not too crowded," and because the water is “easy to enter, with calm waters and a sandy bottom.” The white-sand beach is just over one-mile long, sitting inside a broad, horseshoe-shaped bay.…