Caribbean Map

editor — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:39:00 +0000

HISTORICAL IMPACT ON THE CARIBBEAN Geographically and climatically, the Caribbean ties together; politically, culturally and economically, the Caribbean is more collage than community. The area is most notably divided between the British Commonwealth states and territories and those which are historically Hispanic, French, or Dutch. In much of the area, the Black/White syndrome, with its roots in slavery, permeates and complicates the differences. Three-fourths of the Caribbean people are at least partially descended from African slaves. The other quarter includes direct descendents of European colonists and East Indians and Chinese who came as indentured laborers after slavery was abolished in

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CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

editor — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Not far away are the British Virgin Islands with Roadtown, the capital, on Tortola Island. Of the thirty-six islands only sixteen are inhabited; they comprise a long chain of mountain coral and volcanic islands. Total population is only 10,500, most of whom are of African descent. Robert Louis Stevenson took the name of one of the islands, Treasure Island, for his own in his classic novel. Virgin Gorda has a Rock resort, beautiful and luxurious Little Dix Bay. The island is also known for The Baths, mammoth boulder formations at the edge of the sea creating caves and grottos, pools

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Caribbean Map

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS