Of course, if your camera accepts filters, a polarizer will help you capture those post-card blue skies. If you want to shoot pictures of the local people, please remember to ask their permission first. January 1 New Year's Day. February 24-28 Carnaval envelopes the island for four days. All business comes to a halt.
Streets spill over with parties and parades.
Carnival Queen is elected. February 28 Ash Wednesday. Unlike elsewhere, Carnaval runs through 1st day of Lent. Funeral pyre built, rum flows, passionate dancing. Hiking challenge involving several villages.