A 1995 volcanic explosion almost destroyed Plymouth, the island's capital, and drove two thirds of the inhabitants to leave.
This natural stone arch near West End Village in Anguilla has become a symbol of the island, but very few people actually know where it is.
Banned from attending their masters’ parties and masquerades, they held their own costumed events which ended up being much more fun anyway.
Here limestone outcrops called mogotes rise from verdant farmland whose rich red soil is the most fertile on the island.
These twin islands, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, offer the best of the Caribbean in a gorgeous compact package.
Green and lush and festooned with the colourful blooms of tropical flowers, St Ann is known as the 'the Garden Parish of Jamaica'.
Curacao’s capital Willemstad is one of the most discombobulating sights in the Caribbean.
Perched off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, Vieques is a laid-back island where the beaches are long and empty and life is lived at a much slower pace.