Your Caribbean Photos -- National Geographic

Underwater Sculpture, Grenada
Photograph by Jason deCaires Taylor, My Shot
Underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies
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Pitons, St. Lucia
Photograph by Matthew Spaulding, My Shot
A sailboat crosses in front of the Pitons, two volcanic spires on the island of St. Lucia.
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Carnival, Colombia
Photograph by Jan Sochor, My Shot
The Carnaval de Barranquilla is a unique festivity that takes place every year during February or March on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
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Eden Rock, Grand Cayman
Photograph by Mike Sutton Brown, My Shot
The picture was taken at Eden Rock, Grand Cayman. For just a short time every year these silversides swarm caves and swim-throughs at Cayman's dive sites. The picture was taken late afternoon just as the sun was going down. I was hiding behind the silversides low in the rocks. As the tarpon swim through the silversides, they eventually see me and turn away.
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Jet Landing, St. Maarten
Photograph by Stephen Govel, My Shot
St. Maarten jumbo jet landing, as seen from a snorkeler's perspective
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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Photograph by Daniel Lockhart, My Shot
Tall palm trees on the beach at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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Beach Bar, Tortola
Photograph by Stacey Hoffman, My Shot
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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Beach Soccer, St. Lucia
Photograph by Clark Begger, My Shot
Raymond, the "local football legend," works on his ball-handling skills one evening. This shot was taken on the beach near Castries, St. Lucia, in the Caribbean.
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St. Kitts
Photograph by Rajesh Pasupathi, My Shot
This was the most beautiful beach landscape I witnessed in the Caribbean. This view on St. Kitts is where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean intersect. Cars climbing the mountain provided an element of scale to show how grand and vast nature is. The dramatic clouds in the sky made it a perfect shot for me.
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San Miguel Arcángel Church, Puerto Rico
Photograph by Edwin Davila, My Shot
One of many old Catholic churches in Puerto Rico
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Sperm Whales, Dominica
Photograph by Eric Cheng, My Shot
A social group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) at the surface. Sperm whales regularly come together to bond socially and to rub dead skin off of one another. Photographed in Dominica on permit.
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Sailboat, Grenadines
Photograph by Matthew Spaulding, My Shot
I took this photograph from the top of the mast while sailing through the Caribbean. The top spreader, where I am standing, offered a spectacular view of the clear water surrounding the Tobago Cays in the Grenadines.
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Shoal Bay Beach, Anguilla
Photograph by Collins Byers, My Shot
Anguilla's stunning Shoal Bay Beach
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Castries, St. Lucia
Photograph by Dan Brien, My Shot
In addition to its famous Pitons and vast botanical variety, St. Lucia also charms with the warmth of its people and the vibrant colors of Castries, the capital. Even when closed, the city's doors and shutters appear to welcome passersby.
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St. George, Grenada
Photograph by Matt Anderson, My Shot
This is a six-shot panoramic of St. George, Grenada. While cruising the Caribbean last spring, I was amazed at the beautiful hillside of color provided by the European-influenced structures.
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Belize Waters
Photograph by Javier Guzman Cerv, My Shot
During the flight from Corozal to San Pedro in Belize, there are amazing Caribbean landscapes. During this trip you can see the shallow waters with the shadows from the clouds in the sky.
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Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Photograph by Cory Dukewich, My Shot
The Baths at Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands
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Iguana, Grand Cayman
Photograph by Margaret Jackson, My Shot
I spotted this little iguana while gardening at home in Grand Cayman. He/she held the pose proudly and checked me out.
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Pitons, St. Lucia
Photograph by Karl Randay, My Shot
Approaching the Pitons from the north, down the western coast of St. Lucia. It had been raining overnight and the storm clouds heading south were threatening to engulf the island for most of the day. It took another three hours until we got majorly drenched in a brief but intense and warm torrential shower. Caribbean weather has to be experienced to be believed!
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Diving, Little Cayman
Photograph by Tripp Howard, My Shot
I took this picture at the end of one of our scuba dives, as my wife was ascending back up to our dive boat. We were on our honeymoon in Little Cayman.
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Jawfish, Little Cayman
Photograph by Jim Chambers, My Shot
A lucky break, I found this little (two-inch-long) yellowhead jawfish while diving in Little Cayman Island. This is a male incubating the female's eggs in its mouth. You can see the tiny larvae in the eggs, which are about to hatch.
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San Cristobal Fort, Puerto Rico
Photograph by Natali Gonzalez Villariny, My Shot
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, is one of the oldest cities in America. It was home to many Spanish soldiers, but also to privateers such as Miguel Enriquez, who became one of the richest and powerful men in the Caribbean during the 18th century.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Photograph by Janique ka John, My Shot
A moment of interaction between water and human caught a split second before it actually occurs. Taken in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Thunderstorm, Montserrat
Photograph by Paul Cole, My Shot
Thunderstorms are abundant at this time of year in the Caribbean. This towering thunderhead seen to the west of the island of Montserrat is typical. This 15-second exposure captured lightning running the length of the storm just after dusk.
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Beach, Anguilla
Photograph by Fleur Hermanides, My Shot
Our view at lunchtime in Shoal Bay, Anguilla
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Cane Garden Bay, Tortola
Photograph by William Torrillo, My Shot
This is the view from a hill overlooking Cane Garden Bay in Tortola. The island of Jost Van Dyke can be seen in the distance.
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Flamingo Tongues, Barbados
Photograph by Daniel Weisgerber, My Shot
Two flamingo tongues feasting on a delicate lacy blue-violet sea fan off the southwest coast of Barbados. The 25-millimeter-long marine gastropod mollusk feeds on the soft corals that they live on.
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Tulum, Mexico
Photograph by Valerie Rosen, My Shot
Morning winds over the Caribbean Sea in Tulum, Mexico
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Hurricane Waves, Cuba
Photograph by John Newton, My Shot
Hurricane Katrina skirts Cuba on August 26, 2005, sending the Caribbean Sea surging over Havana's Malecón. Children take advantage of the swells to escape the summer's oppressive heat. Several weeks later, Hurricane Rita hit the island head-on, leaving old Havana underwater.
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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Photograph by Robin Moore, My Shot
Rising from the azure waters of the Caribbean to some 19,000 feet, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal mountain formation in the world.
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Fort Christiansvaern, St. Croix
Photograph by Lisa Lyons, My Shot
There is a wonderful historical site in St. Croix, in the town of Christiansted on the northeast side of the island. This fort was constructed in 1749 by the Danish military that occupied and owned the island. In 1771 the fort was rebuilt due to damage caused by a hurricane. It's a very popular "must visit" historical site and most sections of the fort are accessible to the public, from the canons on the roof to the basement holding cells for prisoners. The bright yellow makes it very pleasing!
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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Photograph by Dragan Petrovic, My Shot
Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Tropical paradise does exist!
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Shells, Costa Rica
Photograph by Carlos Pereira, My Shot
I took this photo at Manzanillo Beach, located just 50 kilometers from Limon in Costa Rica.
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Flamingo
Photograph by Peter Myers, My Shot
It's a beautiful day.
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Beach, Mexico
Photograph by Roupen Baker, My Shot
Sunny tropical beach, with a lone tall coconut palm, washed by the turquoise Caribbean Sea in Tulum, Mexico
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Photograph by Yunpeng Yang, My Shot
The mountainous terrain in St. Thomas allowed this shot to be taken. Below is the capital city of Charlotte Amalie, with the sun setting in the distance.
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Green Sea Turtle, Venezuela
Photograph by Federico Cabello, My Shot
Green sea turtle swimming in shallow water. Noronqui, Los Roques, Venezuela.
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Coast
Photograph by Luz Buelvas V, My Shot
On the Caribbean coast, where the sun is bigger and more beautiful than anywhere else
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