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Country Details
| Anguilla |
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This island, pronounced an-GWILL-a and meaning eel in Spanish and Italian, is especially popular with the rich and famous. It boasts some of the Caribbean's finest beaches and unbelievably blue waters, plus the ultra-exclusive Malliouhana and Cap Juluca resorts, with winter rates starting in the $400 range. Anguilla made headlines in 1969 when British paratroopers rained from the skies. British forces found no one to fight.
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| Barbados |
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In its British Empire days, Barbados was known as Little England. It was the first colony to declare war in 1939 and cheered Britons with a cable that read: "Don't worry. Little England is with you." Today, the island is independent but still cherishes Anglo-Saxon civility, cricket and high tea. After 350 years of colonization, Britain has left its mark and added much to the beguiling charm of "Little England in the Tropics." |
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This alligator-shaped island is by far the largest and most populated of Caribbean countries. Once the No 1 travel destination in the area and known as the Pearl of the Antilles, Cuba became a Red Pearl after a revolution placed communist Fidel Castro in charge. Known for the finest rum and cigars, the People's Republic of Cuba has been off-limits to most Americans for the past 35 years. Old Havana is slowly being restored as an open-air museum. Art and culture thrives. |
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St. Barthelemy is the official handle of this glitzy, ritzy resort. But everybody calls it St Barts. It is the first choice for the champagne and caviar set who pour their cash and cachet into St Barts with ever-increasing enthusiasm. You can engage in the usual Caribbean rainbow of watersports. As befits a French island, epicures will be treated to some of the finest cuisine on earth. Although French is the official lingo, English is widely used. |
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