10 March 2023 , 23:00
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An abandoned ghost village has been left to rot on a picturesque beachfront – with furniture and buildings now buried in the sand.
Located along the Caribbean shores of Aruba, the remains of houses have been left behind, with sofas and beds also marooned there.
Over time, the wind has blown loose sand into the houses, onto the buildings, and covered any rotting furniture left behind.
And earlier this month, Shaun, a professional photographer who lives in northern Nevada, US, visited the ghost village where he took a haunting set of photos.
The 30-year-old owner of Raise The Stakes Photography said: "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 centre.
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Buildings have been buried in sand (Jam Press/Raise The Stakes Photography)"No one we asked has any concrete information on it or even knew it was there.
"These shacks and cabins were built to varying degrees in solidness - most with discarded wood, pallets, metal and even old vinyl advertising billboards."
In one image, a sofa can be seen inside a home, covered in sand, rips, and dirty marks.
Furniture and buildings have been left to rot (Jam Press/Raise The Stakes Photography)In another shot, an old advertisement billboard can be seen on the back of what likely used to be a bar or restaurant, looking out of place in the beach surroundings.
Shaun even took a photo of what used to be a bedroom, with all that was left behind being the bed frame and some wood.
Another pic shows an old cafe called "Coco Loco Ranch", with the boards and tables left behind.
In one image, a sofa can be seen inside a home (Jam Press/Raise The Stakes Photography)Other images show the inside of homes, bars, and numerous buildings which were used for multiple different reasons.
One photo shows an all-round view of the whole village, along the broad coastline and with the stunning ocean in view, however, its emptiness gives an eerie feeling.
Earlier today, we shared photos of an abandoned Mecca Bingo hall that was once teeming with eager punters.
Though the building in Halifax, West Yorkshire still looks imposing and grand from the outside, inside images show rows of bingo tables completely deserted and waiting to be loaded up.
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Photographs also show seating in the wide auditorium of the building, where people would have watched the goings on below.
Once an Odeon cinema, it was designed by the architect George Coles and opened in 1938, before closing in October 1975 and being damaged by a fire.
It was then converted for use as the Top Rank Bingo Hall in 1977, later becoming a Mecca Bingo. But its eventual closure last year was branded "truly awful" by upset staff and customers, and cost 20 jobs.