Caribbean IslandsThis 16th edition of Footprints best-selling guide covers all the major islands of the Caribbean from Anguilla and Aruba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with detours to more out-of-the-way locales like Isla de Margarita and Sint Eustatius. The guide features objective recommendations of where to eat and stay, from palatial accommodations to rustic beach huts. Options for the adventurous traveler include trekking in Jamaicas Blue Mountains, diving off Little Cayman, salsa dancing in Cuba, and sampling voodoo rites in Haiti. Profiles of each islands history and culture offer useful context, while a full-color highlights map guides travelers to must-see destinations and events. |
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airport Anguilla Anse Antigua Basseterre bathroom beach boat breakfast buses Café Caicos Caribbean Caribe Casa Cayman Cayman Brac centre Club colonial coral Créole cruise Cuba Cuban daily dance dive Dominican Republic east Eating ferry fish Fort-de-France French gardens Grand Guadeloupe Haiti Harbour Havana hiking Hill Jamaica Kingston Leeward Islands Listings live music lunch and dinner Maarten Marina Martinique Mon-Fri Mon-Sat mountains museum Nevis night Parque plantation Playa Plaza Pointe-à-Pitre pool popular Port-au-Prince Puerto Rico reef rental Resort restaurant Río road rooms Route Samaná San Juan Santiago Santo Domingo seafood shops Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten snorkelling South Caicos Spanish St Kitts St Lucia Taíno taxi tours town trail trip Turks village Virgin Gorda Virgin Islands walk watersports weekends West windsurfing yachts