A tourist avoiding jungle vines as he explores a jungle path at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago - stock photo

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Southern Caribbean

You can feel the heat and the beat of South America in the Southern Caribbean. Trinidad & Tobago is less than seven miles off the coast of Venezuela, while the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) range from 18 to 50 miles away. As a result, the continent's music, language and flavors pervade these islands – mixing with the influences of indigenous, African, European and North American cultures.

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  • A tourist avoiding jungle vines as he explores a jungle path at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago - stock photo

    Asa Wright Nature Centre

    Trinidad

    A former cocoa and coffee plantation transformed into an 600-hectare nature reserve, this place blows the minds of birdwatchers. Even if you can’t tell a…

  • Cactus stands tall in Christoffel National Park, with Mt. Christoffel in the background, Curacao. (Marjie Lambert/Miami Herald/MCT)

    Christoffel National Park

    Curaçao

    This 1800-hectare preserve is formed from three old plantations, including the Savonet Plantation, which is now the excellent Savonet Museum; combination…

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    Natural Pool

    Aruba

    Powerful wave action has worn this depression into the coastal limestone ridge. The surrounding rocks break the surf, so – with waves crashing all around …

  • Coral reef Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) on coral reef in Bonaire; Shutterstock ID 155480753; Your name (First / Last): Alicia Johnson; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial ; Full Product or Project name including edition: Bonaire

    Bonaire National Marine Park

    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…

  • Pitch Lake

    Pitch Lake

    Trinidad

    About 25km southwest of San Fernando, and just south of the small town of La Brea, this slowly bubbling black 'lake' is perhaps Trinidad’s greatest oddity…

  • Pirates Bay, Small Antilles, Tobago, Caribbean

    Pirate’s Bay

    Tobago

    Past Charlotteville's pier, a dirt track winds up and around the cliff to concrete steps that descend to Pirate’s Bay, which offers excellent snorkeling…

  • Museum Kura Hulanda

    Museum Kura Hulanda

    Willemstad

    Located in a 19th-century merchant's house and slave quarters, this excellent museum documents the brutal history of slavery in the New World, including…

  • Eagle Beach, Aruba

    Eagle Beach

    Aruba

    Fronting a line of low-rise resorts just northwest of Oranjestad, Eagle is a long stretch of white sand that regularly makes lists of the best beaches in…

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