Caribbean Photo of the Week: Maracas Bay, Trinidad

By: - July 25th, 2015

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Melony Mejias, who sent in this beautiful shot of Maracas Bay in Trinidad. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next CPOTW!

— CJ

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