Category: Caribbean...

the Caribbean Islands and South Sandwich Islands forming great unstable island arcs where the greatest depths of the Atlantic are found
an ocean-view bungalow on a Caribbean Island
raw sugarcane, rain forest, schooners, trimarans, Christopher Columbus, parasailing, Cayman Trench
it is presumed to have been connected with the Mediterranean during Paleozoic times and then gradually to have separated from it as the Atlantic Ocean was formed
the only foreign land George Washington ever visited, Barbados
only about 2% of the Caribbean's numerous islands are inhabited
Cuba, the largest island of the Caribbean
some islands have relatively flat terrain of non-volcanic origin, visual surprise, natural in the Caribbean (Aruba, Barbados, Bahamas) while others have rugged towering mountain ranges (Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas)
just to the north of Puerto Rico is the deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean
the Caribs and Arawaks originated the barbecue - cooking yams, taro roots, cassava, and beans
Caribbean meals have three courses: starter of fruits or vegetables in a soup or fried, main course of meat with rice (with peas, beans, or coconut), and dessert (often fruit)
jerked meat, cooked at roadside stands