The Virgin Islands is an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The Islands are divided into the British Virgin Islands, the US Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Island (Puerto Rican territory). The US Virgin Island consist of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Water Island, and many smaller islands. The British part consists of the […]
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Virgin Islands Tourist Highlights
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Anegada · Caribbeans · Culebra · Jost Van Dyke · Puerto Rico · St. Croix · St. Thomas · Tortola · Vieques · Virgin Gorda · Virgin Islands · Water Island
Haiti - Tourist Highlights
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Haiti shares the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. It’s the only French speaking country in the Caribbean, although the Creole language is generally used. The landscape is mountainous, rough and not very fertile. Once the country was largely covered with tropical forest, but almost all has been cut down for the production […]
Tags: Cap-Haïtien · Caribbeans · Haiti · Lake Etang Saumâtre · National Park of La Citadelle
Cuba Tourism Highlights
May 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The Island of Cuba, the Isle of Youth and some adjacent small isles make up the Republic of Cuba. It’s situated where the Caribbean Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish colonial city of Havana is the Capital of this tropical Island. The old city centre is an exceptional example […]
Tags: Caribbeans · Castillo de la Real Fuerza · Catedral de San Cristobal · Cuba · Fortress of San Salvador de la Punta · Isle of Youth · La Cabana Fortress · La Jungla de Jones · Malecon Avenue · Morro Castle
Trinidad & Tobago Tourism
March 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Trinidad and Tobago are the two most southern Caribbean islands only 11km of the Venezuelan Coast. The country also counts 21 smaller islands. The climate is tropical with the first six months of the year being the dry season. Trinidad is the highest populated island and the main towns are situated on this Island. Port […]
Tags: Argyle Falls · Caribbeans · Caroni Nature Reserve · Crown Point · Gulf of Paria · Las Cuevas · Manzanilla · Tobago · Trinidad · Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tourism
March 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Capital Basseterre) located within the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea are of volcanic origin. The highest peak on the islands is the dormant volcano Mount Liamuiga (1156m). The hills are mostly covered with jungle. There are many rivers descending these slopes and providing the islands with fresh water. The majority […]
Tags: Banana Bay · Caribbeans · Cockleshell Bay · Friar's Bay · Mount Liamuiga · Oualie Beach · Pinney’s Beach · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic: Caribbean Coasts!
February 28th, 2008 · No Comments
The Dominican Republic shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with its neighbour Haiti. It is a mountainous country with rain forests, fertile valleys, deserts, rocky cliffs and high mountain peaks like Pico Duarte. Still, its is known worldwide for its Beach Resorts. Names like Barahona, La Romana, Puerto Plata, Sosua, all evoke the images of […]
Tags: Aguas Blancas · Beach · Caribbeans · Constanza · Dominican Republic · Haiti · Jarabacoa · Pico Duarte · Salto de Jimenoa · Santo Domingo
Barbados; The Antillian Beauty
February 12th, 2008 · No Comments
The Island of Barbados is situated in the Lesser Antilles, the eastern most part of the Caribbean. The interior of the country is covered with hills the west- and south coast has many white sand beaches surrounded by coral reefs. The climate is tropical with the rainy season lasting from June till November. Bridgetown is […]
Tags: Animal Flower Cave · Antilles · Barbados · Barbados Wild Reserve · Bathsheba · Caribbeans · Folkestone Marine Park · Graeme Hall Swamp · Harrison's Cave · Holetown
The beautiful island of Aruba
May 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Aruba is a 32km (19.6 miles) long Caribbean Island north of Venezuela. It is still a member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Oranjestad is the Capital, it was built around Fort Zoutman (built in 1796 by the Dutch) and has been the capital of the island ever since. Aruba is famous […]
Tags: Aruba · Caribbeans · Fort Zoutman · Oranjestad · Safari · Venezuela