Cities & Towns in the Caribbean

Anguilla: Lesser Antilles (Caribbean)

The Editor Sun, 02/16/2020 - 17:57

Anguilla is a British overseas territory and is the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is known for its easygoing atmosphere and magnificent beaches and waters. The Valley is the principal town and capital. The territory includes several other smaller islands and cays.

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Habana Vieja: Old Havana and its Fortification System, World Heritage Site (Cuba)

3 years ago By The Editor

Havana, founded in 1519 by the Spanish, became one of the Caribbean's main centers for shipbuilding. Its old center retains a mix of Baroque and neoclassical monuments and its defensive installations includes some of the oldest and largest stone fortifications now standing in the Americas.

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Mount Pelée: Town of Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

9 months ago By The Editor

Mount Pelée is an active volcano located in the northern part of the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. The volcano was the source of one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history which destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre in 1902, once the most important city on the island.

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Santo Domingo: Colonial City (Dominican Republic)

4 years ago By The Editor

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. The colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for the New World.

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Urban Historic Center of Cienfuegos, World Heritage Site (Cuba)

4 years ago By The Editor

Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central Cuba, the colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee.

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