Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the Bahamas. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.

Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the West Indies. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more. This eleven-volume series explores every dimension of this beautiful and historic region. Five volumes of this series treat the four largest islands and their nations: The Dominican Republic and Haiti (both of which share the island of Hispaniola); Cuba, the largest of the four islands known as the Greater...

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of the Dominican Republic. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Jamaica.

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Puerto Rico. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and is located 93 miles (150 km) south of Florida. On landing here in 1492, Christopher Columbus called Cuba "The most beautiful land ever beheld by human eyes." This description still rings true today, as the island is known for its green countryside, majestic palms, and white sand beaches. In major cities like Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, magnificent churches and forts from the Spanish colonial...

The Windward Islands are a group of islands that stretch for more than 300 miles (483 km) around the southeastern end of the Caribbean Sea. This island group includes four independent countries: Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It also includes Martinique, an island governed by France. During the early 1600s, Europeans in sailing vessels arrived in the Windward Islands. (The name "Windward Islands" refers to the direction...