Archive for the 'Caribbean Islands' Category

Mayaguana

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Mayaguana, the east most island of Bahamas, about 60 miles north of the islands of Inagua, is a place of lonely beaches and bone-fishing. The island of Mayaguana was a desolate uninhabited place till the early 1800. The settlers came from the nearby Turks island and established the three settlements at Abraham’s Bay, Betsy Bay […]

Inagua

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Salt, iguana and pink flamingos; that is Inagua for you. A place for birders, adventure travelers, who are not daunted by the prospect of sweating it out in a dry land. The name Inagua has been derived from the original name of Henagua, however the more popular origin is the anagram of “iguana”. Inagua comprises […]

San Salvador

Friday, March 30th, 2007

The great voyage of Columbus has left indelible footprints all over the Caribbean but San Salvador has not one but four separate monuments celebrating his initial landing in 1942. The name San Salvador has been given by Columbus himself and pronounced the island as the most beautiful. Later the legendary pirate George Watling made San […]

Eleuthera & Harbour Island

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

The history of Eleuthera began more than three centuries ago with English Adventurers establishing the first seat of democracy of the Western World on the island then called Ciguateo. The name Eleuthera, coined by the settlers, signifies freedom and the adventurers were seeking religious freedom from the persecution in England and Bermuda. The 70 freedom […]

Cat Island

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

The shoe-shape Cat Island about 300 miles from Miami, USA is an untamed most fertile and beautiful landmass of Bahamas. The place was home to prosperous cotton farmers during the 18th century. The name of the island has presumably coined after famous English Captain Arthur Catt. It is one of the most tranquil places in […]

Long Island

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Long Island, around 350 miles from the Miami coast, this 80 mile long and four mile wide Island is the most picturesque place in Bahamas. The island thrives on contrast, the white sand beaches and towering cliffs, the tropical landscape south of the Tropic of Cancer and the rolling hills in the north. The beach […]

Bimini

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Bimini, the closest part of Bahamas to the United States, actually it is just fifty miles from the coast of Florida. The Bimini Islands are the tiniest group of Bahaminian islands, measuring just 7 miles long and half a mile wide. Bimini consists of three separate islands, the North Bimini, the South and the East […]

Berry Islands

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

A cluster of 30 small islands and roughly 100 cays, located 35 miles northwest of Nassau are the magical Berry Islands. The total land area is not more than twelve square miles but it is the second home of the rich and famous who own many islands here. There are at least four privately owned […]

Andros

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

The mangrove country of Bahamas with its own sea-monster, “Loch Ness Monster - Lusca” and mythical elfin inhabitants the Chickcharnie is the largest island of Andros. The island was also known by the Spanish name of La Isla del Espiritu Santo or the Island of Holy Spirit. The world over, Andros is the angling capital […]

Acklins and Crooked Islands

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

The untouched paradise of little islands, located 240 miles southeast of the capital city Nassau were discovered by Columbus during his second landing. The islands of Acklins and Crooked are separate but mentioned as one because of their location in close proximity to each other. The waterway which connects the two islands was the one […]