Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Marina at Casa de Campo

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 24th, 2015

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jose Buera, who sent in this snapshot of sunset at the Marina at the Casa de Campo resort in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana. 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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