El Yunque
El Yunque National Forest is one of Puerto Rico鈥檚 crown jewels with nearly 29,000 acres of lush, mountainous terrain scattered with waterfalls, rushing鈥
El Yunque
El Yunque National Forest is one of Puerto Rico鈥檚 crown jewels with nearly 29,000 acres of lush, mountainous terrain scattered with waterfalls, rushing鈥
The Exumas
Founded as the world's first land-and-sea reserve in 1958, this stunning 283-sq-kilometer expanse of reef, cay and sea is world-famous among divers. One鈥
Culebra
Stretching for a mile around a sheltered, horseshoe-shaped bay, Playa Flamenco (Flamenco Beach) is not only one of Culebra鈥檚 best beaches, it also makes a鈥
Culebra
If you need a reason to hire a water taxi, Isla Culebrita (Culebrita Island) is it. This small island, just east of Playa Zoni, is part of the national鈥
Vieques
Locals claim that the magnificent Bah铆a Mosquito (Mosquito Bay), a designated wildlife preserve located on the island of Vieques, about 2 miles east of鈥
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Even in a country that abounds in waterfalls, Reach Falls stands out as one of the most beautiful places in Jamaica. The white rushing cascades are鈥
Ocho Rios
High on the White River, Jamaica's heavenly Blue Hole is a vision and is an undisputed highlight in聽Ocho Rios.聽To reach this popular spot, make your way鈥
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
The waters that launched Brooke Shields鈥 movie career are by any measure one of the most beautiful spots in Jamaica. The 180ft-deep (55m) 鈥淏lue Hole鈥澛(as鈥
Out Islands
The limestone rock of the Bahamas is pock-marked by blue holes鈥揹eep vertical 'caves' created by the collapse of limestone sinkholes. Over the centuries,鈥
Clifton Heritage National Park
New Providence
The scrub forest, wetlands, beaches and historic relics of Clifton Heritage National Park narrowly avoided being bulldozed to make space for new tourist鈥
Out Islands
Looking like something Gaud铆 might have created on a tropical holiday, this astonishing house is the lifelong labor of Bimini historian and poet Ashley鈥
Jamaica
You can smell the sweetness of molasses wafting from the Appleton Estate well before you reach it, almost a mile northeast of Maggotty. The largest and鈥
Jamaica
Deeply secluded in St Elizabeth parish, you鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking YS Falls emerged out of Eden. This series of seven cascades, hemmed in by limestone鈥
Cabezas de San Juan Reserva Natural
El Yunque & East Coast
A nodule of land on Puerto Rico鈥檚 northeast tip, this Para La Naturaleza鈥搑un reserve protects the Laguna Grande bioluminescent bay, rare flora and fauna,鈥
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro
Santiago de Cuba
A Unesco World Heritage site since 1997, the San Pedro fort sits impregnably atop a 60m-high promontory at the entrance to Santiago harbor, 10km southwest鈥
Havana
The 惭补濒别肠贸苍, Havana's evocative 7km-long sea drive, is one of the city's most soulful and quintessentially Cuban thoroughfares, and long a favored meeting鈥
San Juan
A star of Old San Juan, brooding El Morro sits atop a headland, deterring would-be attackers. The 140ft walls (some up to 15ft thick) date to 1539 and it鈥
Port-au-Prince & Around
While most of Haiti鈥檚 artists are represented in the rarefied air of P茅tionville鈥檚 galleries, a collective of sculptors and installation artists produces鈥
Kingston
The superlative collection of Jamaican art housed by the National Gallery is the finest on the island and should on no account be missed. As well as鈥
San Juan
The city's second major fort is one of the largest Spanish-built military installations in the Americas. In its prime, it covered 27 acres with a maze of鈥
Havana
The incomparable Capitolio Nacional is Havana's most ambitious and grandiose building, constructed after the post-WWI boom ('Dance of the Millions')鈥
Habana Vieja
Habana Vieja's most uniform square is a museum to Cuban baroque, with all the surrounding buildings, including the city's beguiling asymmetrical cathedral鈥
Virgin Gorda
This collection of sky-high boulders marks a national park and the BVI鈥檚 most popular attraction. The rocks 鈥 volcanic-lava leftovers from some 70 million鈥
San Juan
This museum presents an impressive overview of cultural development in the Americas, including indigenous, African and European influences. Four permanent鈥
Havana
Where does art go after Antoni Gaud铆? For a hint, head west from central Havana to the seemingly low-key district of Jaimanitas, where artist Jos茅 Fuster鈥
St Lucia
The most famous beach on the island, gorgeous Sugar Beach is spectacularly situated between the two Pitons, ensuring phenomenal views both from the sand鈥
Museo Conjunto Hist贸rico de Bir谩n
Holgu铆n Province
Fidel Castro Ruz was born on August 13, 1926, at the Finca Las Manacas near the village of Bir谩n, south of Cueto. The sprawling ranch, bought by Fidel's鈥
Habana Vieja
Laid out in 1559, Plaza Vieja is Havana's most architecturally eclectic square, where Cuban baroque nestles seamlessly next to Gaud铆-inspired art nouveau鈥
Haiti
Haitians call the Citadelle the eighth wonder of the world and, having slogged to the 900m summit of Pic Laferri猫re (or ridden horseback for US$15), you鈥
颁补尘补驳眉别测
Around 600m west of the frenzy of Rep煤blica sits another sublimely beautiful square, one less visited than the central plazas. It's backed on the eastern鈥
Bonaire
Bonaire National Marine Park is the island's star attraction, a unique and precious resource that allows divers and snorkelers to explore miles of鈥
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Havana
Spread over two campuses, the Bellas Artes is arguably the finest art gallery in the Caribbean. The Arte Cubano building contains the most comprehensive鈥
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes 鈥 Arte Cubano
Havana
The Bellas Artes' 'Colecci贸n de Arte Cubano' houses purely Cuban art. Works are displayed in chronological order, starting on the 3rd floor, and are鈥
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Highest of the highlights, Blue Mountain Peak reaches 2256m above sea level, and no visit to the area should neglect a predawn hike to its summit for a鈥
Culebra
This remote thin, white-sand beach has one of the best snorkeling areas in Puerto Rico thanks to a barrier reef that almost encloses the beach's waters;鈥
Haiti
Your basic paradise, this tiny island offers white sand, a lush core of trees, and turquoise water where snorkelers encounter centuries-old cannon and鈥
Punta Cana & the Southeast
This dramatic mountaintop viewpoint has been discovered by the Instagram generation 鈥 Dominicanos flock here on weekends to take photos swinging in sky鈥
San Juan
This sheltered arc's raked sand, decent surf breaks, local action and a 17th-century Spanish fort shimmering in the distance are the hallmarks of what's鈥
St Vincent & the Grenadines
On the northern, uninhabited side of Mayreau you'll find Saltwhistle Bay, a double crescent of beautiful beaches split by a narrow palm-tree-fringed鈥
Martinique
A perfect arc of white sand, Grande Anse des Salines is the Caribbean you came to see. Palm trees lean over the ribbon of beach that shelves ever so鈥