Tourism in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is a territory beyond the British seas in the western Caribbean, which includes the territory of the three islands of the island of Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which lies to the south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands are considered part of the Western geographic region of the Caribbean, as well as the islands of the Greater Antilles. Often considered the Cayman Islands of the major land attractive to the outside world for many of the wealthiest individuals .the western Caribbean Sea

Geographically

The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean, which consists of a series of underwater ridges, known as the Cayman Ridge (Cayman or rise). These hills come Cayman Trough, a depth of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet), which is located 6 km (3.7 mi) to the south. The islands are located in the northwest Caribbean Sea, east of Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico, State of Mexico, south of Cuba and west of Jamaica. And is located at about 700 km (430 miles) south of Miami, 750 kilometers (470 miles) east of Mexico 0.366 km (227 miles) to the south of Cuba, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) northwest of Jamaica. Grand Cayman is one of the Big Island, which has an area of ​​about 197 km2 (76 square miles) .western Caribbean

It was formed three islands of the large coral heads, which covers the peaks submerged in the ice age with Western accessories for Cubans and a group Sierra Maestra. A notable exception to this monument on Cayman Brac eastern part, which rises to 43 meters (141 feet) above sea level, the highest point in the islands. The majority come terrain base in the low limestone that surrounds the coral reefs.

Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands, which has an area of ​​about 76 square miles and is about 22 miles long with an average width of four miles. It is striking advantages are shallower waters. There are low-lying island, which is located on the highest point in about 60 feet above sea level. The Cayman Islands are part of the Cayman Islands Ridge, which stretches west from Cuba, and also islands lie on the border between North America and the Caribbean.

Cayman Brac lies about 89 miles northeast of Grand Cayman Island, which is located at about 12 miles long with an average width of 1.25 miles, an area of ​​about 15 square miles. Terrain is made up of the most exciting terrain of the three islands. Bluff, the huge central limestone outcrop, which is steadily rising along the island for up to 140 feet above sea level at the eastern end. The Cayman is located five miles west of Cayman Brac and about ten miles in length with an average width of more than just a mile. It has an area of ​​about 11 square miles. Low island away a bit of the areas on the north shore and that rises to 40 feet above sea level.

There are no rivers on any of the islands, while the protected coastline comes largely from marine coral, which are located in some places by a radical group of the mangrove, and extending in some cases to the swamps of the Interior.

the animals

Grand Cayman include different types of mammals, which are located in the Central American agouti Islands with eight species of bats. And it includes at least three types of rodents, while the now extinct Europeans with the discovery of the islands. It has been found on a number of marine mammals in coastal waters. Among other notable animals are endangered blue iguana, and infected endemic disease in Grand Cayman.

the climate

The Cayman Islands has a tropical maritime climate, with warm rainy season, it comes the summer rainy season (from May to October) and the dry season in a relatively warm winter (November to April). The main natural threat to Grand Cayman is a tropical cyclone that formed during the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean from June to November.

On 11 and 12 September 2004, Hurricane Ivan hit the Cayman Islands, where the storm led to the death of two people, with inflicting many large Alodharara in infrastructure on the islands. The total economic impact is estimated to storms about $ 3400000000.

demographics

In mid-2011, the estimated population of the Cayman Islands was about 56,000, which represents a combination of more than 100 nationalities. Of that number, about half that number out of Cayman. Approximately 60% of the population is of mixed race (mostly mixed African-Caucasian). The vast majority of the population lies in Grand Cayman, followed by Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, respectively. It is expected to rise to 60,000 by 2020, the number of the population. The capital of the Cayman Islands is George Town, on the southwest coast of the island of Grand Cayman.

Debt

The majority of the islanders follow Christianity, resides with a large number of Catholics, but also host to Judaism, and Islam, as well as Hindu communities.

Economy

The average income is about 47,000 $ KYD, which makes the population of the Cayman Islands have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean. According to the CIA World Factbook, the GDP per capita in the Cayman Islands is an individual of the 14 highest town in the world.

the currency

Use the Cayman Islands currency (KYD), which is pegged currency to US dollars USD 1, 227 to 1 KYD. However, many of the retail stores all over the island usually KYD is trading around $ 1.25. As the Caymanian Dollar (KYD) equal to 5 SR.

Tourism

Grand Cayman is one of the main attractions with the Seven Mile Beach, one of the sites that contain a number of hotels and resorts, bars and public beaches on the island. There are historic sites in Grand Cayman, such as Pedro St. James Castle in Savannah, which attracts many visitors. The tourists also accepts to visit the neighboring islands, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.

All three islands offer fun dive, and the Cayman Islands are home to several dive sites, where tourists can swim with stingrays. The region is one of the most popular areas to do so in the city of Stingray City, Grand Cayman Stingray attractive in Grand Cayman.

It features tourist attractions in other Cayman Islands is a view of Grand Cayman Ironshore, with a beach that stretches about 23 acres (93,000 m 2), and considers this region is home to turtles farm Cayman, dedicated to the production of gourmet sea salt and the region, and the Mastic Trail, and there are long hiking trails through the forest in the center of the island, in addition to the National Trust for the Cayman Islands that offers tours weekly guidance on the Mastic Trail and other locations.

On the other on Grand Cayman attractions is the control tower, which is located in Camana Bay. Watchtower comes 75 feet long and provides attractive views at about 360 degrees from all over the Seven Mile Beach, George City.