The word Bahamas is of Spanish origin and means “Shallow Water”.
History
Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador Island in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism...
Discovered by Spanish sailors in the 15th century, Barbados is a Caribbean Island that is located about 400 miles north east of Trinidad and Tobago. It is an island country located in the Lesser Antilles. It measures 34 kilometers long and 23 kilometers wide on a 431 square kilometers land mass. Since it is situated on the outside of the...
Anguilla is one of the British overseas territories located on the leeward side of the Lesser Antilles. The island is a holidaymaker's haven. Even better is the fact that it is a tax haven and thus attracts businessmen from all over the world. If you are planning a visit there, you need to know the following;
1. It is a tax...
by Bryan Jáuregui, Todos Santos Eco Adventures
If science had all the answers, poets and dreamers would be out of a job. So when scientists tell us that they’re not really sure why humpback males sing – and it is only the males that sing – then it’s up to the rest of us to look at the evidence and help...
