The island, close to Nicaragua but part of Colombia, boasts waters in seven shades of the color. Counting them — from a boat, from a cay, from the shade of a coconut tree — is a meditative experience.

SAN ANDRÉS, Colombia — A V-hull boat cuts through the open Caribbean Sea at a pace interrupted by uneven waters. From the tiny Colombian island of San Andrés, the boat carrying 30 tourists heads ...

First Baptist Church was born by a tamarind tree perched on a hill overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Under the tree’s shade, First Baptist’s founder taught English-speaking former ...