Caribbean Islands (Lonely Planet Country Guides)

by Alex Leviton (Author), Conner Gorry (Author), Debra Miller (Author), Michael Read (Author), Michael Read (Author), Alex Leviton (Author), Conner Gorry (Author), Debra Miller (Author), Ryan Ver Berkmoes (Author), Thomas Kohnstamm (Author), Virginia Otis (Author), Jill Kirby (Author), Oda O'Carroll (Author)

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  2005

  $4.21

  expanded coverage of the entire Caribbean - from the ABC Islands to Trinidad & Tobago - plus the Bahamas new scuba diving chapter written by an expert author more full-colour photographs and maps (100+) than any other guide to the region tourist arrivals showing increases of up to 30 per cent this year Antigua boasts that it has 365 beaches, 'one for each day of the year' Antigua's so-called 'black pineapple' is only that colour when young and unripe - it is generally smaller and sweeter than pineapples grown in South America or Hawaii over 700 islands and 2500 cayes (pronounced 'keys') make up the Bahamas technically, the Bahamas (and Turks & Caicos) lie outside the Caribbean Sea some people in the Bahamas believe that if you take the 'bibby' (mucus) from a dog's or horse's eye and put it in your own, you can actually see a spirit

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  2008

  $3.27

  This guide covers the Caribbean Islands, including Martinique, where the biggest attraction is the ruined site of Saint-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago with its superb variety of animal life, and Dominica, a destination for divers, hikers and naturalists.