The place to find tropical paradise, providing you stay away from the BP oil spill. From Cuba to Panama and the islands of Bahamas south to to Grenada there is something for everyone from the tropical waters and coral reefs, to hedonistic escapes in the many resorts.

The native inhabitants of these islands are almost completely absorbed into the new growing population descended from the British and Spanish colonists and the millions of African slaves who after many generations of freedom form the basis of this colorful population.

Countries/States/Islands
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Anguilla (British overseas territory), Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory), Cayman Islands (British overseas territory), Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe (overseas department of France), Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique (overseas department of France), Montserrat (British overseas territory), Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), Puerto Rico (commonwealth of the United States), Saint Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory), United States Virgin Islands (territory of the United States)