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Caribbean Islands we recommend:
Anguilla
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Antigua,
Aruba ,
Bahamas,
Barbados,
Belize,
Bermuda,
Bonaire,
British
Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands,
Curacao,
Dominican Republic,
Grenada,
Grenadines,
Jamaica,
Puerto Rico,
Punta
Cana,
St. Kitts,
St. Lucia,
St. Martin,
Saint Barthelemy,
Turks & Caicos,
Virgin Islands
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THE ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS |
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Bahamas Vacations:
With over 700 islands and cays
stretching south off the coast of Florida, The Bahamas spans over 100,000
sq. miles of tropical Atlantic seas. The archipelago is distinctly unique
from its Caribbean counterparts because the bulk of islands are not part of
any deep underwater volcanic shelf system. Rather, most of the islands have
formed over millions of years by shifting silt and sand in low levels of
water to form a hard coral and limestone bedrock. It was Columbus who first
named the island group Baja Mar—or "shallow sea." Combine that lack of depth
with so many protective land masses that make up the island chain, and the
result is often impossibly serene and clear waters. Locals call it "liquid
light." ...
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