Study Guide Exam 1 HFT2716 International Travel and Culture The Great Antilles 1 Cayman Island 2 Jamaica 3 Espanola Dominican Republic Haiti 4 Cuba 5 Trinidad Martinique is the island where the winward islands separate from the Leeward Islands Winwards receive winds of the Atlantic Leeward Protected from the winds ABC Islands Aruba Bonaire Curacao Belongs to the South American Continent Not the windward nor Leeward They are a Dutch colony Netherlands Main Language is Papiamento British Virgin Island U S Virgin Island Jamaica Bahamas Barbados Key international Airport coming from London and going to smaller islands Jessi Pinkmen B 1 Bahamas is provinces Turks Caicos Very Beautiful Sands Splits the Two seas Jamaica Most Populated country that speaks English Cuba Largest in Caribbean Espanola is the 2nd Largest 600 Miles Long city of Havana is the largest city facing the Gulf of Mexico Puerto Rico San Juan is capital and is very tropical Virgin Island Owned by Denmark Dominican Republic is famous for its mating spree of whales June through November 1st is Hurricane Season 3 different types of itineraries for cruise lines in the Caribbean Eastern Miami San Juan Saint Maarten British Island Western Cancun Cayman Island Jamaica Keywest Southern Fly to San Juan Saint Thomas and Saint Maarten 2 Islands Bermuda The world s most northerly group of coral islands A The Towns Hamilton Capital absolutely nothing on here St George first Capital It has pubs restaurants shops and cruise ships spend two to three nights here B Other Places that tourists should visit Aquarium Perfume Factory Bermuda was a British colony so it has a lot of British Influence The Bahamas Chain of about 2400 keys and 700 coral islands A Main Tourist areas Nassau Capital Paradise Island few of the best hotels such as the Atlantis resort Cable beach a lot of development is occurring here such as casinos B Entertainment and Festivals Goombay Runs from June August includes beach parties sporting events and folkloric shows They used Goat skin to make the drums for the parade which is called Goombay Grand Bahamas is only 60 miles away from Florida and is the 2nd most popular destination for shopping and casinos Bimini Big game fishing capital of the world Eleuthera Upscale resorts Andros The Largest Island and is the lease inhabited Jessi Pinkmen B The Greater Antilles 1 Cayman Islands consist of Grand Cayman Cayman Brac and Little Cayman It is known as the underwater capital of the Caribbean They are all flat coral Islands George Town is the Capital of Cayman Islands and has one of the busiest ports yo This place has great Atlantis submarine exclusions and is known for its million dollar month which is a fishing competition held in June The seven mile beach filled with Condos Hotels Shopping centers and a lot of attractions such as diving The diving here is superb known as the stingray city you can book a reservation and swim with living stingrays just swimming around you in the clear blue seas The north wall of the Grand Cayman is a deep drop to the bed of the ocean 2 Jamaica JAH BLESS Kingston is the Capital which we all already knew Used to be called Port Royal Port Antonio this is east of the island and is surrounded by the Blue Mountains Ocho Rios this is where Dunn s river falls I ve been here is huge Cruise ship docking area for tourists Around 75 of them arrive here Most tourists visits the North coast 3 Dominican Republic Any Dominicans in the house BI 4TCH Santo Domingo is the Capital The city does not have any beaches but they do have an active AKA Exotic nightlife Casinos and historic center The Resort Areas around there is La Romana casa de campo Punta Cana 4 Puerto Rico Reggaetonnn San Juan is the Capital The old San Juan was founded in 1521 In San Juan theirs the historic place to visit el morro fortress and there s a lot of Casinos Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the U S It is located in Ponce Puerto Rico which is the second largest city Rio Camuy Cave Park is the world s largest system of caves 220 caves or so If you own a U S passport and was born in Puerto Rico you are allowed to vote just not on the Island You must travel into the U S and vote in the U S You do not need a passport in order to travel to Puerto Rico if you are an American citizen Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands 1 U S Virgin Islands St Thomas St Croiz and St John Denmark ruled these islands for almost 300 years but sold it to the U S in 1917 2 British Virgin Islands It consists of 60 Islands and only 15 are inhabited Road town is the major port that is Tax free Jessi Pinkmen B 3 Anguilla They have great beaches good snorkeling places sailboat rentals stylish hotels and British dependency 4 St Martin St Maarten The airport is right beside the beach St Martin is a department of France shares a hilly island with St Maarten which is part of the Netherlands Antilles Tourists normally go to the French side for dining and then go off to the Dutch side to gamble at the casinos 5 St Barthelemy St Barts It is a small Rocky island for many years belonged to Sweden very famous for its luxurious lodgings and gourmet restaurants 6 Saba Pat of the Netherland Antilles The Bottom is the name of the capital and is located at the bottom of a Volcano s crater Premier Diving destination A carpenter built the road leading to the bottom 7 St Kitts and Nevis Known as England s mother colony in the West Indies attractions Gold courses restaurants deluxe hotels and small casinos 8 Antigua and Barbuda English Background but are together an independent country Largest of the Leeward Islands with Casinos and sailing as their main attractions 3 Winward Islands 1 Martinique The Northern side of the winward islands Totally French cultured Busy cruise ship port 1902 volcano destroyed most of the island which killed around 30 000 people 2 St Lucia British Background with a amazing mountain scenery Rainforest in the middle of the island and beaches made out of black volcanic sand large cruise ships can now sail here because of the new port they made 3 St Vincent and grenadines Kingston is the Capital Became British in 1783 Center for yacht charters with beautiful beaches and luxury resorts with a European accent 4 Grenada The spice island World s leading producer of nutmeg holds the oldest rum plant in the Caribbean was held under French British rules for a long time beautiful beaches and gardens with a lot of spice shops southernmost windward islands 4 5 Barbados
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