Atlas Obscura
La Belle Creole in Les Terres Basses, Saint Martin
Over time, the Caribbean has attracted many famous entrepreneurs with big dreams. In various cases, only intriguing ruins of these dreams remain. The Titchfield in Port Antonio, Jamaica, is the most famous example, after a shipwrecked Errol Flynn decided to take over Lorenzo Dow Baker’s prestigious resort. The hotel, thanks to Dow Baker’s banana boats, can be considered the origin of Caribbean…