Would you like to learn something interesting about one of these Caribbean islands?
If you are looking for a holiday, this may just help to provide some useful (useless) information to help you decide, or at least you will have something to impress your mates with.
Antigua has become a big tourist resort but do you actually know what the word “Antigua” means? Antigua is a Spanish word and means Ancient, it received its name thanks to Columbus, who named it after a church in Santa Maria!
Barbados has a very rare national flower, but do you know what it is? This flower was thought to only grow on Barbados, and it is called the “Pride of Barbados” it is a form of Hibiscus flower.
St Lucia was pillaged many times by many countries, but served as an outpost of war for many years. The British and the French went to war over this island at least 14 times, earning it its name “Helen of the West Indies”.
What would be your guess if i asked you to estimate how many people lived on the small island of Jamaica, i bet you get it wrong. There are many more people living here than you think i bet? I doubt that you were very close, the number you are trying to find is somewhere in the region of 3 million!
Cuba is very much a misunderstood state, although some points are true, there are others that are quite interesting to note. Bearing in mind the regime and all the restrictions set on this island, it is by far the most culturally diverse of all the Caribbean islands!
Grenada has a lot of natural beauty, much like the island of St Lucia, and it has tried to use this to it’s advantage to exploit tourism. However Grenada has another name like Zanzibar, it is known as the Spice isle. This island produces much of the spice in the whole of the Caribbean, including items like Nutmeg from mace.
Next up and last of all is Bermuda, now i don’t want to bore you with the usual stuff that people talk about when you mention Bermuda. Bermuda is considered by many to be one island, when it actually consists of more than a hundred small islands.
So what do you think, inspired to try Caribbean holidays, with new knowledge you could try St Lucia holidays or Cuba holidays!
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