The Seven Natural Wonders of the Caribbean

In a region where the natural beauty of tropical rainforests, pristine beaches and colorful reefs are among the main attractions, you'll find plenty of nominees that merit inclusion in any "best of" list. 

The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands - The Baths is the Caribbean snorkeler's paradise, a jumble of ancient underwater boulders that form a series of caves, grottos and pools along the coast of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Thanks to the calm and sheltered waters, even the most novice snorkeler can enjoy the beauty of the coral-kissed rock formations as tbey paddle from hidden pools right up onto the shore of the main beach. There's nothing more refreshing than a plunge into the sparkling sea after exploring The Bath's intricate shore caves - it can take an hour or more of clambering and snaking through the rocks to see them all.

Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico - A kayak trip down a narrow mangrove river leads to Vieques' Bahia Fosforescente, or Biolumnescent Bay, which is both a unique natural site and a wonderful experience for visitors to Puerto Rico. The bay's shallow and bacteria-rich waters provide the ideal environment for one-celled protozoa that use bioluminescence, or light creation, as a defense mechanism. In other words, these microorganisms light up when disturbed, either by a predator or a swimming tourist.

On a moonless night, a swim in the biolumanescent bay of Vieques is truly a magical experience as ripples and waves of light stream from your paddling arms and wiggling fingers. If you can't make it out to Vieques, there's also a bioluminescent bay in Fajardo can that be reached via day-trip from San Juan. 

Bonaire National Marine Park - In a region where nearly every destination has a reef system and boast of its diving opportunities, Bonaire is acknowledged as one of the true meccas for scuba buffs and snorkelers. Bonaire's National Marine Park literally surrounds the island, from the shoreline to the point where the water reaches 200 feet in depth, and is the best protected reef system in the Caribbean. Human activites, while closely controlled, range from swimming, kayaking and windsurfing to diving and snorkeling.

El Yunque Rain Forest, Puerto Rico - The Caribbean's most famous rain forest is also it's most beautiful, one of the crown jewels of the U.S. National Park Service. The Puerto Rico park isn't huge, but its 28,000 acres includes staggering biodiversity - home to thousands of native plants and hundreds of animal species. With 600,000 annual visitors, El Yunque can sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed, but quieter experiences can be had in the summer (when locals enjoy a dip in the cool rivers, largely away from tourists), spring, and fall. Hiking, fishing, and even camping is available to those who truly want to immerse themselves in the rainforest experience.

The Pitons, St. Lucia - One of the iconic vistas not only of St. Lucia but in the entire Caribbean, the twin volcanic peaks of the Pitons rise dramatically from the sea. The Pitons Management Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, includes active hot springs, coral reefs, and tropical forests. Hardy visitors to St. Lucia take the challenge of hiking to the top of the 2,619-foot Gros Piton (Petit Piton, at 2,461 feet, is off limits to climbers).

Pitch Lake, Trinidad - Some call the Pitch Lake of Trinidad the ugliest tourist attraction in the Caribbean, and some visitors have likened its appearance to a giant parking lot. But this bubbling, hissing, stinky 100-acre lake of liquid asphalt is the largest of its kind in the world, and well worth a visit. Located near the town of La Brea, the Pitch Lake is 350 feet deep, and visitors can walk on parts of its crusty surface. Guides will show you how the lake is constantly moving and swallowing some items, spitting out others. The lake, which contains an estimated 6 million tons of asphalt, is replenished from pitch veins that run deep below the earth's surface.

Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat - The highly active, sometimes angry Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat has been both a blessing and curse to local residents. A major eruption of the volcano beginning in 1995 devastated the tiny island, rendering the entire southern half of Montserrat uninhabitable, burying the capital city of Plymouth under tons or ash, and killing 18 people. But the volcano also is an irresistible lure for island visitors, who can view current eruptions and abandoned buildings from a former golf course now covered by volcanic mudflows. Tourists also can visit the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, which closely monitors activity at Soufriere Hills.

"Hurry up! Season of female sex tourism in the Caribbean is open! "

From extravagant expression "sex tourism" are still going up and frown only the most notorious of the Puritans. Even the females, once perturbed frivolous behavior of men, in turn, actively liking to this form of recreation, invitingly promises everything earthly pleasures in one set. However, goals have sex tourists are different. Lonely woman needs sex, multiplied by the feelings and always wrapped in bright packaging of romance: the sea walk on the moon's path, the fiery kisses under the Big Dipper and eating lobster by candlelight. The formula is an ideal holiday for single men is true and simple: sex, repeatedly multiplied by sex.

Routes sex tours for men and women, too different, and sometimes even romantic paths do not intersect: the case, where for the same sex - love expanse - for others, starvation rations and immediate deportation for immoral behavior.

Sex routes for women

American and Canadian women wishing to add spice to their fresh daily, for guaranteed sharp sensations travel to the Dominican Republic. "Hurry up! Season of female sex tourism in the Caribbean is open! "- This advertising slogan is now shocking the West no more than advertising toothpaste. Each year, loving the island is visited by about 600 thousand tourists willing to pay each time their exotic happiness. Grassroots Women's arrival does not prevent even the fact that the island is second only to Africa's highest rate of HIV. The fact that the opening of a Caribbean island of love attributed Canadian. Not surprisingly, what they mentioned in a special term to describe the phenomenon of the popularity of this tropical zone of sex in women of middle age without much success in their careers: "the Canadian secretary syndrome. That's the price for the services of Caribbean machismo evolved in the light of material capabilities of the North American "secretaries": from $ 30 per hour to $ 150 per night.

Other "hot" point of the planet for sex tourists - it advertises itself as the erotic center of the world in Jamaica, with its famous hotels of the pleasures of "Hedonism-2" and "Hedonism-3"; Bulgaria - with a surprisingly similar to the Italians, but much cheaper men ; Turkey - with the most ardent and the most picky lovers in the world, Thailand - for the woman wanting to know absolutely cosmic erotic happiness in the performance of Thai virtuosos.


Neighboring Mexico - to the best of the exotic, not a popular measure, but very cheap sex Eden. Price amorous adventures with a pretty muchacha - from $ 5 per hour. A craving for sex extreme on the Mexican island of Cozumel twice a year formally conducted pornoolimpiada, which gathers the stars of this genre of film and its true connoisseurs. When buying a round at one of the "Olympics" (which is from $ 1500 to $ 2500), can become a full member of the shooting.

'Liberty Island' doesn't have prostitutes. Their love is for free. "The Cuban woman would never lie in bed for the money! Only love! But if she takes money for it - then why not? "- Economically correctly reasoned Fidel Castro. For accessibility, diversity and cheapness of sex tourism, the country is a serious competitor to Thailand. Prostitution in Cuba - a "family" business in the literal sense of the word: as pimps young Cuban women often take parents, brothers or even their fiancés. Under socialism, the immortal and eternal famine bananas any activity that brings money to the family, is considered worthy of respect. So the answer to the question "Singhara posible?" ( "Can you have fun?") In 99% of cases will be enthusiastically positive.

For unmatched by carnal pleasures, men can also go to Latvia, which nebesprichinno called "Thai-European", in itself, Thailand, where sex - it is a business and lifestyle, a way of thinking and hobbies, the Netherlands - the most "adult" and the emancipation of the country in the world; in cosmopolitan Miami, who can customize any of a wave of pleasure, or in Paris, countless times confirmed its standing as the "city of love."