Caribbean Photo of the Day: A Different Kind of Blue in Antigua

By: - March 31st, 2015

Above: the view from the Cocos Hotel (Caribbean Journal Photo)

Our latest Caribbean Photo heads to Valley Church in Antigua and the Cocos Hotel. The property is home to some seriously stunning views of the water, which turns a shade of blue one really doesn’t find anywhere else. And it just keeps going and going.

— CJ

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