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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

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It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away.  This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

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Costa Rica to Reopen Tourism for American Travelers From Certain States

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Costa Rica will be reopening its borders on Sept. 1 to American travelers — but only those who are residents in a handful of states.  That includes travelers with proof of residence in New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut, all of which have cut down their incidence of COVID-19 to a positivity […]

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KLM Launches New Flights to Costa Rica

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Dutch airline KLM is expanding its network in the Caribbean Basin this winter with the launch of new flights to Costa Rica. The airline is set to launch four weekly flights between Amsterdam and Guanacaste’s Liberia Airport. The outbound flight will include a stop in San Jose, Costa Rica, according […]

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Hotel Investment Continues to Grow in Colombia

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By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the hottest hotel pipelines in the Caribbean Basin might not be the one you expect. Set on the southwestern coast of the Caribbean Sea, Colombia has almost 4,000 rooms in construction, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR. Colombia has 3,826 rooms in construction, the second […]


KLM Launches New Flights to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff What was already one of the leading destinations for expats in the Caribbean just got another boost. Bocas del Toro, the beach-filled archipelago off the Caribbean coast of Panama, is now home to a new real estate project: the Blue Pearl Island Suites. The new project is set at the […]

Hilton’s Curio Collection Expands to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Curio Collection brand has officially expanded to Costa Rica. The company opened the doors of the newly-transformed Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton in San Jose this week. The property, which first opened in 1930 is in the heart of the city’s most iconic district, surrounded by […]

Jimmy Buffett Is Opening a New Margaritaville in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville hotel brand is adding another new property in the Caribbean Basin. The new Margaritaville Beach Resort is set to debut in Costa Rica with a soft opening on Nov. 1, the company confirmed this week. The property is now booking for travel beginning in 2019. The new […]

Copa Launching Flights Between Panama City and San Francisco

Above: a Copa plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines is planning to launch daily nonstop flights between Panama and San Francisco, Calif., the company announced. The US city will be the Panama-based carrier’s 12th US destination. “Copa Airlines is pleased to announce its new direct service between Panama and San Francisco, a major […]

Panama’s Copa Airlines Just Paid $6.6 Billion for New Planes

Above: a Boeing 737 MAX By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean Basin’s leading carriers is getting bigger. Panama-based Copa Airlines recently agreed with Boeing on the purchase of 61 new 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft. The deal, valued at $6.6 billion, represents the largest-ever financial transaction between a Panamanian company and […]

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