"A northern-peninsula destination reached by boat, famous for a massive shallow sandbar just offshore that creates a castaway-island atmosphere surrounded by every vibrant shade of Caribbean blue. Visitors can be dropped off by organized excursions or wade through calm waters to reach the sandbar, where you'll often spot starfish, stingrays and even flamingos along the way." - Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila is a bilingual travel writer, editor, and content marketer. She is an expert on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Cuba, as she lived and worked in four different countries in that region. Carley founded the digital travel publications Loosely Local and Home to Havana. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines