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Turks and Caicos Islands Tours and Prices Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are the UK-dependent territories in the Caribbean. As the name implies, these are two groups of islands with a total number of about 30, but only 8 of them are constantly inhabited.
The most popular holiday is on the island of Providenciales (Provo), the white beaches of which are often included in the ratings of the best beaches in the world.
The islands also attract divers from all over the world who seek to see one of the largest coral reefs on the planet.
Geographical location of Turks and Caicos Islands Continue reading
Holidays in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican capital of Santo Domingo is one of the country’s most important attractions. The city has many memorials of colonial times: Columbus Palace with an extensive garden; Osama fortress with the tower of Torre del Omenache; Church of Santa Maria la Menor; the ruins of the monastery of San Francisco and the Museum of the Royal Palace and the Columbus Lighthouse.
It is worth paying attention to the city of artists Altos de Chavon, which is a beautiful medieval village. Here is a museum of archeology with a collection of pre-Columbian artifacts.
Its exposition is considered the largest and one of the best outside of Santo Domingo. It is very interesting to visit the Brugal distillery in Puerto Plata. This is a functioning enterprise, but tourists can 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
