Sunset over the ruins. Lalomanu Beach.

Paradise Lost. A spectacular tropical island sunset seems shockingly out of place against the destruction at Lalomanu Beach, Samoa. October 3, 2009.

Update: February 11, 2010.  The Fales are being rebuilt and are open again!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aleipata-Samoa/Taufua-Beach-Fales/274691898784?v=wall