Caribbean and Central America Travel

Guadeloupe

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:54:37 +0000

Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in Guadeloupe. He was on his second trip to the Americas, and set foot on the island, seeking fresh water. Columbus christened the island Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Extremadura, named after the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. It was the French however, who were the first [...]

Grenada

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:13:23 +0000

It was Christopher Columbus who first sighted Grenada, but it was the French who was able to take control of it, and the British that eventually got them gave them their independence. Grenada is an archipelago made up of islands called the Grenadines. The biggest island is Grenada itself, where most of the population lives. The [...]

Dominican Republic

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:23:07 +0000

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti in eastern Caribbean. Blessed with spectacular whites and beaches, mountain ranges, different bodies of water including salt water lakes, bevy of exotic wildlife, and colorful culture, Dominican Republic have something for every tourist. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 for Spain, Hispaniola became the first permanent [...]

Dominica

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:04:50 +0000

Dominica is one of the most unspoilt islands in the Caribbean. Covered by a lush rainforest, Dominica is a haven for nature lovers, with its many waterfalls, springs, rivers, and the world’s second largest boiling lake. Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, Dominica (pronounced Dom-in-eek-a) was discovered by Christopher Columbus on a Sunday – [...]

Cuba

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:33:26 +0000

The biggest island in the Caribbean, Cuba is a haven for tourists who wants a little of everything: mountain ranges, plains, bays and gorgeous beaches. Located where the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cuba is prone to hurricanes, but during the summer season, it has the most pleasant tropical [...]

Cayman Islands

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:00:38 +0000

It was Christopher Columbus who first sighted the Cayman Islands, but it was Sir Francis Drake who was the first recorded visitor to the island. While Columbus named the islands Las Tortugas due to the number of sea turtles he saw, Sir Drake named it after the crocodiles. The Cayman Islands fell under the British rule [...]

British Virgin Islands

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:05:34 +0000

When Christopher Columbus first set eyes on these islands, he named it Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Vírgenes or Saint Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins. He named it after the legend of Saint Ursula, who set sail from England with 11,000 virgin handmaidens to join her future husband, Governor Conan Meriadoc of Armorica. The [...]

Bahamas

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:50:10 +0000

When people are asked where their dream vacation is, they would say the Caribbean. And when they say The Caribbean, the first to come to mind is the Bahamas. Sprawling in a 100,000 square mile archipelago, Bahamas offers travelers 700 islands to choose from. Each island offers something different from the one before, thereby assuring [...]

Barbados

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:07:04 +0000

One of the top tourist destinations in the Caribbean, Barbados features the spectacular turquoise waters of the Caribbean sea rushing up on its pinkish white sand shores. With a major international airport in the island that acts as point of entry to the Eastern Caribbean, Barbados is almost always the first stop to any tour [...]

Antigua and Barbuda

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:50:42 +0000

These two spectacular islands in the Caribbean sea boasts of having more than 300 beaches, each one of them more magnificent than the last one. The island nation, part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, enjoys a tropical climate year round, due to its location just 17 degrees north of the Equator. It was Christopher Columbus [...]