Caribbean Photo of the Week: A Secret Beach in Vieques

By: - May 10th, 2015

Above: Pata Prieta beach

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Marinil Astor, who took this lovely shot of Pata Prieta beach on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one!

— CJ

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