Aerial view of the Tobago Cays group of islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Corbis)

【October 27 2013】Today marks St. Vincent and the Grenadines' 34th year of independence. The Caribbean island nation's first prime minister, Robert Milton Cato, was instrumental in directing its split from Great Britain. Spreading across the outermost, Atlantic-facing edge of the Caribbean, most of the islands are within the Hurricane Belt and are often ravaged during hurricane season.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..