Here is a list of countries in Central America and the Caribbean, categorized separately and sorted by their popularity as travel destinations:

Central America

• Costa Rica
• Panama
• Belize
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• El Salvador

Caribbean

• Dominican Republic
• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico (U.S. territory)
• Saint Lucia
• Barbados
• Bahamas
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Grenada
• Antigua and Barbuda
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Haiti
• Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory)
• British Virgin Islands (British Overseas Territory)
• Martinique (French overseas region)
• Guadeloupe (French overseas region)

This categorization reflects the general popularity of these countries as travel destinations in their respective regions.