Looking to get away from it all? Barbuda is a perfect choice. We found that there is hardly a soul, well, the touristy kind, on this beautiful Caribbean island some 26 miles north of Antigua. If you’re in the area, you must go. Barbuda is part of the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It’s the Caribbean’s last frontier, even though it is home to two of the region’s most expensive and exclusive resorts. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Caribbean on the other, Barbuda is renowned for its natural beauty, peaceful way of life, and a friendly population ready to please.
Praia do Forte is becoming an increasingly popular eco-resort town in the state of Bahia. It is about an hour and a half drive from Salvador and easy to get to by bus or car. Praia do Forte is now the headquarters of the extensive national turtle conservation project, TAMAR Project, with national and international prestige, credibility and recognition. In the state of Bahia, the largest number of spawnings of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), considered to be one of the most threatened with extinction all over the world. Praia do Forte received its name from the Fortress built by the Captain Garcia D’avila Castle, who obtained an enormous chunk of land from the Portuguese crown in order to stimulate colonization of the Portuguese colony. It is one of the biggest fortifications built in Latin America.
