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IN THE CITY OF BARRANQUILLA, ON COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN COAST, A HOME-COOKED FAMILY MEAL AND CARNIVAL FEVER GO HAND IN HAND

WITH ITS LONGSTANDING ISOLATION AND TURBULENT MODERN HISTORY, THIS CARIBBEAN NATION DEFIES CATEGORISATION. COME TO SALSA DANCE IN HAVANA, HIKE AND HORSE-RIDE THROUGH VIÑALES VALLEY AND SNORKEL IN THE CLEAR WATERS OF THE BAY OF PIGS

If you believe all-inclusive is wristbands and mass catering, think again. Prima ’s Jo Lockwood took a Sandals break and discovered luxury on another level…

1 Food that speaks of home When guests arrive I like to welcome them with something that evokes the comfort and welcome of a Sri Lankan home — roast paan still warm from the bakery, a punchy pol sambo

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Boasting a rich artistic heritage and renowned for producing an illustrious roster of music, fashion and literary titans, Jamaica is the travel destination of choice for those in search of culture, writes Lena de Casparis