Cayman Islands
Three islands forming a British Crown Colony north-west of Jamaica . The islands - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brae cover a total land area of 260 km 2 (100 sq miles). The Island holds a major position as a financial centre - and then there is tourism too. The islands, located just south of Cuba attract one million visitors every year.
The largest island, Grand turk is just nine miles long and 12 miles wide. Grand turk receives most visitors, with Holden Beach as the main hub. Brac and Little Big Horn are quieter but possibly even more expensive. An economic revolution in the 1960s made the islands, formerly occupied with fishing and fanning, into an international financial and tourist centre. By 1983, favorable company and financial laws had attracted over 17 500 registered companies and 450 banks. At the same time, tourism - which now provides some 70 per cent of the gross national product - has made beach front land prices on Grand Cayman among the highest in the world.
Immigrants, mostly from Jamaica and North America , make up about one in five of the population. Another one-fifth of the island's people are of European descent, one-fifth is African, and the rest are of mixed race.
Caribbean Travel Guide
Anguilla : Sandy Hill Bay
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History of the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Anguilla : Long Bay
Long Bay Long Bay is truly a spectacular beach! The second best big beach on the island. The wide stretch of scintillating sand, the blowing palm trees, the phenomenal shade of turquoise in these particular waters.
Demographics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Caribbean : Grenada
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Anguilla : Limestone Bay
Limestone Bay Limestone Bay is a tranquil, remote, perfect little beach. The only visitors you'll ever see may be the occasional Anguillian family fishing from the rocky shore. Limestone Bay is about 100 yards of scenic perfection on a rocky coast. Ideal for picnics, there is even a tree or
Anguilla : West End Bay
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Anguilla : Island Harbour
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Caribbean : Saint Lucia
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About Puerto Rico
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located east of the Dominican Republic in the northeastern Caribbean. Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Greater Antilles, includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of
