Exam 1 1 24 1 10 13 The Caribbean Greater Major Antilles 5 Cuba Cayman Islands Jamaica Hispanola DR Haiti Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands purchased from Denmark Windward Islands affected by the wind Martinique Island and down Leeward Islands protected from prevailing winds Good locations for sailing BE FAMILIAR WITH Cuba s location why is Jamaica popular difference between Haiti and DR PR commonwealth how we acquired PR Cayman Islands banking and finance principle industry for banking Trinidad and Tobago Grenada and Barbados offshore Medical schools British colonies ABC Islands Aruba Bonaire Curacao Many languages spoke Perfect place to travel during hurricane season Be able to answer why places are popular destinations Dominica ecotourism Havana largest city in the Gulf of Mexico St Martin North French St Maarten South Dutch Windward starts at Grenada Bermuda and West Indies Objectives Bermuda world s most northernly group of coral islands o The towns Hamilton Largest city St George capital Not known for the night life Not a beach town No casinos 1st capitals Cruises spend 2 3 nights Pubs restaurants shops o Other places to visit aquarium perfume Tourism in 3 Areas Nassau paradise Islands Freeport and out islands o New Providence site Nassau major cruise destination capital Nassau Paradise Island best hotels Atlantis Festivals Goombay June August Beach parties sporting events folkloric shows o Grand Bahama Island 60 miles to FL 2nd most popular destination o Out Islands Bimini Eleuthera upscale resorts Andros largest island most uninhabited big game fishing capital of the world The Greater Antilles o Cayman Islands Grand Cayman Cayman Brac Little Cayman Flat Coral islands George Town capital million dollar month fishing competition in June Diving sting ray city diving capital 7 mile beach condos hotels shopping center diving operations Jamaica most tourism is on the Northern coast o Kingston is the capital o Port Antonio east of the island surrounded by the Blue Mountains o Ocho Rios Dunn s River Falls 75 of cruises arrive here Exam 1 1 24 o Montego Bay major international airport Hotel s along the coast o Negril Western most point Fine beaches Dominican Republic o Santo Domingo capital no beaches Active nightlife casinos historic center Second largest country speaks English o Occupies the eastern 2 3 of Hispanola o Resort Areas La Romnana Casa de Campo Golf Magazine called The finiest golf course in the Caribbean Punta Cana Puerto Plata Haiti speaks creole and French Puerto Rico o San Juan Capital OLD San Juan was founded in 1521 El Morro Fortress Casinos Casa Blanca house intended to be Ponce De Leon s home El Convento By law all casinos are in hotels o On the Island El Yunque The anvil a mountain with the only tropical rainforest in the o Ponce is the 2nd largest city o Rio Camuy cave park world s largest system of caves on the North coast West on San o US obtained PR after the Spanish American War 1 15 13 The Caribbean map Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands Havana is the largest city in the Gulf of Mexico St Martin is French lots of shops North St Maarten is Dutch and they have a Medical School there South Windward begins with Grenada Not Trinidad o US Virgin Islands St Thomas St Croix and St John Denmark ruled for almost 300 years until 1917 St Thomas lots of shopping o British Virgin Islands Approx 60 Islands Only 15 inhabited Road Town is the main port 40 50 of economy is tourism 70 of which is sailing Premier sailing destination in the world o Anguilla Excellent beaches good snorkeling sailboats for rent stylish hotels British dependency Buy goods here you must pay taxes o St Martin St Maarten Martin is a Department of France shares a hilly island with St Maarten Enjoy dining Maarten is part of the Netherlands Antilles visit the casinos on the Dutch side or golf play tennis shop sun bathing is popular topless o St Barthelemy St Barts small rocky island and hilly not much vegetation For many years belonged to Sweden French Famous for its luxury lodging and gourmet restaurants US Juan Exam 1 1 24 Gustavia is the only town and it is names after a Swedish King o Saba Part of the Netherland Antilles The Bottom is the capital and it is in the bottom of a volcano s crater Lodging on Saba is limited Premier scuba diving destination o St Kitts and Nevis for years known as England s mother colony in the West Indie Attractions include golf courses restaurants deluxe hotel and a small casino Volcanic beaches with almost black sand Narrow beaches o Antigua and Barbuda of English background Together they form an independent country It is the largest of the Leeward Has small casinos but very popular for sailing 98 of pop lives in Antigua Antigua has small casinos and is ideal for sailing and racing Windward Islands o Martinique Club Med Northern most of the Windward It is flagship for French culture in Caribbean Busy cruise ship port 1902 a volcano destroyed most of the island killing over 30K in 2 minutes Mount Pelee o St Lucia British Great mountain scenery Interior is rainforest Beaches are black volcanic sand Docks accommodate large cruise ships o St Vincent and the Grenandines Became British in 1783 Kingstown is the Capital Center for yacht charters Idyllic beaches and many luxury resorts with a European flavor o Grenada Spice Island Tourists can see the oldest rum plant in the Caribbean World s leading producer of nutmeg and mace Under French and British Rule for many years Grande Etang forest reserve Beautiful beaches and gardens and many spice shops o Barbados Bridgetown is the capital and where people fly in Bound with the English and sugar fortunes Ownership never changed hands 98 lit rate George Washington visited in the 18th century Crop Over Festival Sugar cane harvest in the last week of July About half the visitors arrive by Cruise ships Known for architecture plantation and spice shops o Aruba Enjoys a very hot and dry climate low humidity Capital is Oranjestad is a small town Casino gambling is available and nightlife is active Nice beaches French Dutch Nice architecture Pocamento language o Bonaire Come here to dive eat sleep dive Exam 1 1 24 Ideal for water sports Still part of Netherlands o Curacao emerged as a major tourist destination Great shopping food casinos and diving no taxes on shopping Willemstad is the capital of the administrative center of the Netherlands Antilles Amsterdam of the tropics Old world Atmosphere Dutch was are evident in architecture customs
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