The destinations that are built today will influence how Caribbean communities live for generations to come. Tourism has the power to either weaken or strengthen the places that host it.

Living with heart failure teaches a person something important about systems. When one part of a system weakens, the entire system must adapt.

When tourism development does not take place into account, destinations can gradually lose the characteristics that made them distinctive.

Understanding culture in this way changes how we think about place. A destination is not only defined by its geography or its physical landscape.