Another legacy
Island of Martinique
In the picturesque green necklace of the Lesser Antilles, stretching a long puff from Haiti and Puerto Rico to the mouth of the Orinoco River and further along the Venezuelan coast, there is an island with a particularly lush nature and especially turbulent history.
Generally speaking, the chain of volcanic islands washed by the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea has many beautiful and interesting corners. Cozy bays and coral buildings, proud cliffs and pearl shoals, palm-fringed beaches and fantastic outlines of coastal cliffs polished by the surf – which is not found on the Antilles! Continue reading
Commonwealth of Dominica
The Commonwealth of Dominica is located on one of the Lesser Antilles. The island of the same name, which this small country occupies, is of volcanic origin. Like the entire archipelago of the Lesser Antilles, it appeared as a result of the collision of the Caribbean Plate with other tectonic formations in the area (with the North American and South American plates). From the east, Dominica is washed by the waters of the Atlantic, and from the west – the Caribbean.
The island has all the conditions for the development of agriculture: it is abundantly covered by rivers and streams, and the mountainous nature of the area gives them swiftness and power (up to 53% of the electricity comes from hydroelectric power stations). Numerous waterfalls form on the elevation. Rainfall is so plentiful that the island supplies surplus fresh water to its neighbors: it is halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago, and from the north and south it neighbors, Continue reading
BAGAMA
What unites Johnny Depp and Sean Connery, David Copperfield and Shakira, finally, Mariah Carey and Michael Jordan? The fact of having a pretty mansion in the Bahamas. This amazing region has long and unconditionally received the status of the best place for a beach holiday among Americans and a good half of humanity, one must think, not by chance. Palm trees inclined over the azure sea, snow-white sand, rich underwater life and no less intense night life are just what catches your eye immediately upon arrival. But in their bowels the Bahamas conceal much more pleasures. For example, few people know about the glory of the Bahamian casinos, which are rolling millions of dollars weekly and about the same number of guests annually. Continue reading
