With pirates long gone, visitors to the island will now experience a beautiful medley of Spanish and American influences, and the kind of tropical beaches which are perfect for both sun worshipers and surfers. Saint Barthelemy Known more commonly as St Barts, this French-speaking island is high-end and packed full of luxury resorts and designer shops — but of course, like all of the islands, it comes with idyllic beaches!
Just eight square miles in size, asides from the designer yachts, luxury hotels and celebs, you will meet charming locals descendant of the original French settlers and a large population of iguanas!
Once the land of sugar plantations they are now geared towards tourism. Offering picture-perfect inns and boutique hotels, set to a backdrop of stunning beaches and mountains that reach the clouds!
Saint Lucia Another of the more well-known Caribbean islands — its tourist board touts this as the place to come for romance, rejuvenation and adventure.
It is yet another example of an outstanding island with beaches galore, palm-lined with stunning views of mountains, are its specialty — along with world-class accommodation and spas! St Martin This island is an interesting one, like Hispaniola it actually comprises of two separate countries. Split in half there is the northern French side also called Saint Martin and the southern Dutch side called Sint Maarten. Both sides have a busy beach culture — the island is a popular stop off of many Caribbean cruises because of the stunning beaches!
It also has a lively night-life and many designer shops, well-know among Brits for selling duty free alcohol and fine jewellery. Its main island, St. Visited mainly by residents of other Caribbean islands, a trip to St.
Vincents will give you an experience of true island life. These peaceful, secluded islands are definitely great for honeymooners — with, yes you guessed it… beautiful beaches! Yet, this is where their similarities end. Encompassing a grand total of 42, square miles of land, Cuba is home to roughly 11,, people.
The country's capital is Havana. Of the most common languages in Cuba, Spanish is the most dominant. Two other prominent languages in Cuba include Cuba Sign Language and Lucumi, which is language belonging to an ethnic population of Cuba.
Although Catalan and Corsican are not named as official languages in the Caribbean country, these two languages are spoken by those who have moved to Cuba and subsequently are not native to the country. The Caribbean country of Jamaica ranks as number three in terms of the largest countries in the Caribbean, based solely on total area.
Despite being so comparably large, there is not a whole lot of space to freely roam or build on within the confines of Jamaican soil. This is due to the fact that the Caribbean country is heavily comprised of mountains. Of the 4, square miles of land mass, only an estimated seven-hundred-twenty-four square miles are capable of being cultivated, farmed upon, or used as a source of produce in any way. The remaining eighty-three percent of Jamaica is too hilly and unsubstantial for sustaining crops or livestock.
The many languages of Jamaica include English as the predominant and most officially-recognized language in the country. Antigua and Barbuda. Saint Lucia. Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Although it only lasted for five years, it was one of the preliminary formations of British pan-Caribbean identity and shared visioning — the three campus University of the West Indies UWI being its most notable legacy.
Fast-forward through the wave of Caribbean independence and Treaties of Chaguaramas to the modern-day Caribbean Community CARICOM , you will find a wider grouping of countries with a shared understanding of how similar historical, political and economic contexts play a role in the development of a regional identity. Well, of course not. I have been accused of replicating the East Indians when in actually fact it is absolutely fine for me to talk about spirit and the planets as a highly melenated women because I am from the West Indies.
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