Beqa Island, Fiji,
1993
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Tantalizing sunsets, warm beaches, and plenty of activities have made Fiji a tourist hot spot. Tourism has taken over sugar as Fiji’s leading industry. Additionally, Fiji is growing in popularity with charter-boat sailors, surfers, and windsurfers.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Two Worlds of Fiji," October 1995, National Geographic magazine)