Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Negril

By: - November 17th, 2013

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week come to us from CJ reader Doris Gross, who took this snapshot of the beach in Negril, Jamaica. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with “Caribbean Photo of the Week” in the subject line. It just may be the next CPOTW!

— CJ

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