Caribbean and the Bahamas

by Henderson, James

• ISBN13: 9781860112126
• ISBN10: 1860112129
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

Just thinking about the Caribbean and the Bahamas instantly conjures up images of beautiful sandy beaches, turquoise sea and colorful villages. But each of the many different islands has their own unique character, which expert author James Henderson captures perfectly in Cadogan's acclaimed guide. He explores the very different histories, architecture and culture, from the French Caribbean to Puerto Rico. He ventures into the Caribbean cities and admires their glorious buildings; and, of course, he finds the most idyllic beaches on which to relax, plus for the more energetic, there are plenty of details of where to snorkel and dive. With a movie-set scenery surrounding, from stunning coastlines to coconut tree-clad mountains and valleys of sugar cane, it is all too easy to forget about the strains of everyday life back home, so relax and go with the Caribbean flow.

Author Biography

James Henderson is well-known for his Caribbean expertise and writes frequently in travel sections of national press and the Financial Times.

Table of Contents

Introducing
The Guide
Introduction	p. 1
A Little Geography	p. 3
A Guide to the Guide	p. 6
Topics	p. 11
Flora	p. 12
Trees and Plants	p. 12
Flowers	p. 13
Botanical Gardens	p. 13
Fauna	p. 14
Birdlife	p. 14
The Green Flash	p. 15
Music	p. 15
Historical Topics	p. 17
Caribbean Indians	p. 17
Columbus	p. 20
Pirates, Buccaneers and Privateers	p. 22
The Slave Trade	p. 23
Food and Drink	p. 27
Restaurant Generalities	p. 28
Local Food	p. 29
Drink	p. 31
Travel	p. 33
Getting There	p. 34
By Air	p. 34
By Sea	p. 37
Tour Operators	p. 38
Entry Formalities	p. 40
Getting Around	p. 42
By Air	p. 43
By Sea	p. 44
By Road	p. 44
Practical A-Z	p. 45
Beaches	p. 46
Bookshops	p. 46
The Caribbean on the Internet	p. 46
Calendar of Events	p. 47
Children	p. 49
Climate	p. 50
Eating Out	p. 52
Electricity	p. 52
Festivals	p. 52
Health	p. 53
Insurance	p. 54
Language	p. 54
Living and Working in the Caribbean	p. 55
Maps and Publications	p. 55
Money	p. 55
Packing	p. 57
Photography	p. 57
Post Offices	p. 57
Shopping	p. 57
Sports and Activities	p. 58
Telephones	p. 61
Time	p. 61
Tourist Information	p. 61
Where to Stay	p. 62
Women Travellers	p. 64
Barbados	p. 65
History	p. 68
Bridgetown	p. 87
The West Coast	p. 90
The North: Scotland and St Lucy	p. 91
The Sugar Heartland: Bridgetown to the Atlantic Coast	p. 93
Suburbs and the South Coast	p. 95
Trinidad and Tobago	p. 97
Carnival, Calypso and Steel Pan	p. 100
Trinidad	p. 103
History	p. 104
Port of Spain	p. 116
Over the Saddle Road to the North Coast	p. 118
The Chaguaramas Peninsula	p. 118
The Eastern Main Road	p. 119
The South of the Island	p. 120
The Atlantic Coast	p. 122
Tobago	p. 122
History	p. 123
Scarborough	p. 135
The West End	p. 136
Windwardside	p. 137
The Windward Islands	p. 139
History	p. 142
Grenada	p. 145
St George's	p. 160
The West Coast	p. 162
The South Coast	p. 163
Over the Etang to the East Coast	p. 164
Carriacou and Petite Martinique	p. 165
St Vincent and the Grenadines	p. 171
St Vincent	p. 174
Kingstown	p. 175
The Grenadines	p. 186
Bequia	p. 188
Mustique	p. 193
Canouan	p. 196
Mayreau	p. 198
Tobago Cays	p. 199
Union Island	p. 199
Palm Island	p. 201
Petit St Vincent	p. 202
St Lucia	p. 202
Castries	p. 217
North of Castries	p. 218
Castries to Soufriere	p. 220
Vieux Forts to Castries: the Windward Coast	p. 222
Dominica	p. 223
Roseau	p. 236
The French Caribbean	p. 243
History	p. 246
Martinique	p. 250
Guadeloupe	p. 278
Grande-Terre	p. 293
Basse-Terre	p. 296
La Desirade	p. 300
Marie Galante	p. 302
Les Saintes	p. 302
St Martin	p. 307
St Barthelemy	p. 318
The Leeward Islands	p. 331
Antigua	p. 333
Barbuda	p. 354
Redonda	p. 358
Montserrat	p. 359
St Kitts and Nevis	p. 367
St Kitts	p. 371
Nevis	p. 382
Anguilla	p. 393
The Dutch Caribbean	p. 407
The Dutch Windward Islands	p. 411
Sint Maarten	p. 411
Sint Eustatius	p. 423
Saba	p. 430
The Dutch Leeward (ABC) Islands	p. 438
Curacao	p. 442
Bonaire	p. 454
Aruba	p. 466
The Virgin Islands	p. 477
The British Virgin Islands	p. 480
Tortola and Beef Island	p. 485
Jost van Dyke	p. 496
Islands in the Chain	p. 498
Virgin Gorda	p. 499
Anegada	p. 506
The United States Virgin Islands	p. 507
St Thomas	p. 512
St John	p. 524
St Croix	p. 532
Puerto Rico	p. 545
History	p. 550
San Juan	p. 568
Route 3-East of San Juan	p. 572
San Juan to Ponce	p. 573
Ponce	p. 574
Ponce to Mayaguez	p. 577
The Southwest	p. 578
San Juan to Mayaguez	p. 578
La Ruta Panoramica	p. 581
Vieques, Culebra and Mona	p. 582
Vieques	p. 582
Culebra	p. 586
Mona	p. 588
The Dominican Republic	p. 589
History	p. 593
Santo Domingo	p. 598
Santo Domingo to the North Coast	p. 620
The North Shore to the Amber Coast	p. 621
East of Santo Domingo	p. 624
West of Santo Domingo	p. 626
Haiti	p. 627
History	p. 631
Port-au-Prince	p. 637
South of Port-au-Prince	p. 648
North of Port-au-Prince	p. 648
Cuba	p. 651
History	p. 658
Havana	p. 681
West of Havana	p. 688
East of Havana	p. 689
Isla de la Juventud	p. 696
Jamaica	p. 697
History	p. 702
Kingston	p. 719
The East of the Island	p. 726
The South Coast and Negril	p. 735
The North Coast	p. 743
The Cayman Islands	p. 759
History	p. 761
Grand Cayman	p. 771
Cayman Brac	p. 776
Little Cayman	p. 777
The Bahamas	p. 779
History	p. 783
New Providence	p. 786
Grand Bahama	p. 796
The Out Islands	p. 801
The Abacos	p. 812
The Berry Islands	p. 813
Bimini	p. 814
Andros	p. 815
Eleuthera	p. 815
Exuma Cays	p. 816
Cat Island	p. 817
Long Island	p. 818
San Salvador	p. 818
Rum Cay	p. 819
Crooked Island and Acklins	p. 819
Mayaguana	p. 820
Inagua	p. 820
The Turks and Caicos Islands	p. 821
History	p. 824
The Turks	p. 835
Grand Turk	p. 835
Salt Cay	p. 835
The Caicos Islands	p. 835
South Caicos to Little Water Cay	p. 835
Providenciales and West Caicos	p. 836
Reference
Index	p. 837
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