Beaches

The white sand shortlist, island by island

Shoal Bay, Anguilla

Shoal Bay, Anguilla. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Caribbean's beaches are the reason most people come: white coral sand, water in impossible blues, and a beach for every temperament, from the social (Seven Mile) to the empty (Bahía de las Águilas).

The pattern: the Caribbean (west) coasts are calm, the Atlantic (east) coasts are wild. Swim west, surf east.

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