CARIBBEAN

The Caribbean Islands are located off the coast of United States, southeast of Florida.  They are all beautiful.  Most of these secluded islands have mountainous terrain and all with an abundance of marine life.  Here you can set sail on catamarans, snorkel, go shopping,  and some islands offer a chance to swim with dolphins!  If you're looking for a relaxing vacation or a vacation with some action, the Caribbean is the place to go!

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ANGUILLA	Anguilla is a small long and thin shaped, beautiful island located north of St. Martin and south of St. Thomas.   This quaint island offers a jazz festival in November and an art festival in December.  Of course, there are more activities here...which we will add when we learn of them!
ANTIGUA	Antigua is shaped almost like a maple leaf and is located east of St. Kitts and north of Guadeloupe.  It's approximately 108 square miles. The native language is English.  This island has a peak that's about 1350 feet above sea level!
ARUBA, (Netherlands) BONAIRE, CURACAO	These islands are more commonly called the "A, B, C Islands".  They're located off the Venezuela's coast in South America.  Bonaire and Curacao offer wonderful snorkeling.  The official language is Dutch, but you'll also find people who speak English and Spanish there as well.  They use the Aruban guilder as their money.
BAHAMAS	The Bahamas are located southeast of Florida and boast over 700 islands.  The larger islands, such as Nassau, Grand Bahama, Abaco, Eleuthera enjoy duty free shopping, casinos, luxury hotels, horse & buggy tours, gourmet dining and more!   They use the Bahamian dollar and English is their official language.  Their capital is their largest city is Nassau.
BARBADOS	Barbados is an island located north of Venezuela and about 21 miles long and 15 miles wide.  English is the official language and they use the Barbados dollar.  Bridgetown is the capital city.  The World Fact Book on Barbados including Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
CAYMAN ISLANDS	Cayman Islands boast 3 separate islands with Little Cayman, Cayman Brack and Grand Cayman Island.  These islands are located northwest of Jamaica.  These are beautiful islands whereby most of the folks speak English.  George Town is the Capital of the Cayman Islands which are part of the West Indies.  Here there is duty free shopping , scuba diving and beautiful beaches.
DOMINICA	This beautiful island of Dominica located in the Caribbean, enjoys a northeast trade wind, rugged mountains and wonderful beaches on this small island.  English is the official language and you'll find plenty of people speaking French too.  They use the East Caribbean dollar.
JAMAICA	Jamaica is located west of St. Thomas and southwest of Cuba.  It's shaped like an oval and like all Caribbean islands, it has wonderful beaches and beautiful mountains.  They use the Jamaican Dollar and speak mostly English.
NEVIS	Nevis Island is shaped almost like a circle and is located in the northern part of the Leeward Islands, south of St. Kitts, west of Antigua and north of Montserrat.  Here you're are sure to find peace and quite.  It is surrounded by coral reefs with great snorkeling and beaches, dining and quaint inns.  Nevis Peak reaches 3, 232 feet into the sky and is part of the volcanic mountain chain that dominates the center of this island and St. Kitts too.
PUERTO RICO	This beautiful island is the closest to the United States and offers casino gambling, kayaking, shopping, horseback riding and more.  Here you can see the the forts around San Juan after you find some great jewelry deals.
ST. BARTHS	This island has been a part of France since 1878 and is located southeast of St. Martin and north of St. Kitts.  This is a small island with secluded beaches, snorkeling offshore reefs with duty free shopping!
ST. CROIX	Is one of the United States Virgin Islands and is located south of St. Thomas.  Here, you'll find wonderful shopping, dining and sailing.
ST. JOHN	St. John is a very small US Virgin Island just off the coast of St. Thomas.  Here you'll find famous Cinnamon Bay where you can snorkel or just sit under a tree and read a good book.  The down town is small, and the people are very friendly.  Here, you can rent a jeep for a day and drive all over the island, jump out at a restaurant at the top of a hill or find a secluded beach and go for a swim.  This lush island is absolutely wonderful.
ST. KITTS	St. Kitts is shaped almost like a tennis racket and is located west of Antigua and south of St. Martin.  Mount Liamuiga is the highest peak at 3.792 feet high.  Here you'll find a mountain range to go hiking in the rain forests or find a secluded beach to go snorkeling or swimming.
ST. MARTIN	St. Martin enjoys two cultures, having a "Dutch" side and a "French" side of the island.  This island boasts casinos, cafes on the Oceanside, nude swimming beaches, jet ski rentals and more.  You can also shop duty free here too!  If you go here, check out the America's cup races that you can participate on some older original America Cup sailing yachts.
ST. THOMAS	St. Thomas has a wonderful shopping downtown area in Charlotte Amalie, and on the other side of the island, it overlooks St. John along with a bunch of other small islands.  The view is something you'll never forget the beauty here.  It's close to Block Island for snorkeling and duty free shopping.  This island too is a U.S. Virgin Island.
ST. VINCENT	St. Vincent is shaped like an egg and located near St. Lucia and Barbados.   The beaches here are ideal sun bathing, snorkeling, sailing and scuba diving.  The land is mountainous and has great hiking.  They speak mostly English here, some French and use the East Caribbean dollar.
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