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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: old British colonial atmosphere

Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis) is an independent state within the British Commonwealth. This country is located in the Caribbean, in the Lesser Antilles, between the Netherlands Antilles (Sint Eustatius), Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Barthelemy. The country is made up of the islands of Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher, […]

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Saint-Barthélemy

The climate of Saint Barthélemy: when to go

The island of Saint Barthélemy has a hot-humid tropical climate, with temperatures that undergo only slight variations throughout the year, and are moderated by the constant blowing of the north-east trade winds. The average maximum temperatures vary between 27 ° C in December and 31 ° C in August, while the minimum averages between 25 […]

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Saint-Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy: a former Swedish colony in the Caribbean

The island of Saint Barthelemy was once an ancient Swedish colony. But today it is a French overseas collectivity located in the Lesser Antilles between Saint-Martin in the north-west and Saint Kitts and Nevis in the south. The island is part of the French Antilles together with Martinique, the French part of the island of […]

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Puerto Rico

The climate of Puerto Rico: when to go to Puerto Rico

The island of Puerto Rico enjoys a hot-humid tropical climate, with average annual temperatures of 26 ° C and rainfall well distributed throughout the year. The wettest period, however, coincides with the months from May to October. The rainiest month is August. The driest months are those between January and April. Due to the influences […]

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: the smallest island in the Greater Antilles

Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a state that occupies the smallest island in the Greater Antilles. Located in the Caribbean Sea between the island of Hispaniola and the Virgin Islands, the state of Puerto Rico is a state freely associated with the United States of America. The […]

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Panama

The climate of Panama: when to go to Panama

The climate of Panama is tropical, and can be divided into two distinct climatic regions: the coast along the Caribbean Sea and the coast along the Pacific Ocean, both climatic regions have temperatures ranging between 25 ° C and 32 ° C . The coast of the Caribbean Sea is much more rainy than that […]

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Panama

Panama: a narrow strip of land between two oceans

Panama is a presidential republic of Central America, located in the narrowest part of the Isthmian region of Central America. This state borders Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the east, is washed by the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is the city of Panama. […]

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Nicaragua

The climate of Nicaragua: when to go to Nicaragua

The climate of Nicaragua is tropical, and can be divided into three distinct climatic regions: the coast along the Caribbean Sea, the coast along the Pacific Ocean and the northern mountainous region. The heat is more bearable from December to April, while it is very hot, especially at the beginning of the rainy season. The […]

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua: the land of lakes and volcanoes

Nicaragua (República de Nicaragua) is a presidential republic of Central America. This is by extension the largest state in Central America. It borders Honduras in the north, Costa Rica in the south, is bathed in the east by the Antilles Sea, in the west by the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Managua. […]

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Dutch Caribbean - Netherlands Antilles

The climate of the Netherlands Antilles: when to go

CLIMATE OF CURAÇAO AND BONAIRE The two southern and largest islands of the Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao and Bonaire have a hot-dry and sunny tropical climate all year round, with average temperatures of 27 ° C, mitigated by the constant blowing of the north-east trade winds. The rainy season starts in October and ends in December. […]

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Dutch Caribbean - Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles: remains of the Dutch colonial empire

The Netherlands Antilles (Nederlandse Antillen) are part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and are made up of two groups of islands almost 1,000 km apart. The first group, the southern one, is made up of the islands of Curaçao, Klein Curaçao, Bonaire and Klein Bonaire. These islands are located just off the […]

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Montserrat

The climate of Montserrat: when to go to Montserrat

The island of Montserrat has a hot humid tropical climate, with constant temperatures throughout the year. The average minimum temperatures of Montserrat vary between 21 ° C and 24 ° C. While the maximum averages vary between 28 ° C and 31 ° C. On the island of Montserrat as in most of the Caribbean, […]

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Montserrat

Montserrat: an island with a destructive volcano

Montserrat Island is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles. The island is located south-west of Antigua, south-east of Nevis and north-west of Guadeloupe. The island is mountainous and reaches its maximum height with the Soufrière Hills volcano (915 meters). A DESTRUCTIVE VOLCANO This volcano is still active. Since 1995 […]

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Martinique

The climate of Martinique: when to go to Martinique

The island of Martinique has a hot humid tropical climate, with constant temperatures throughout the year. The average minimum temperatures vary between 21 ° C and 23 ° C, while the average maximum temperatures vary between 28 ° C and 31 ° C. The north-east trade winds mitigate the temperature, while winds from the south […]

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Martinique

Martinique: wild island with an active volcano

The island of Martinique (Martinique) is a French overseas department located in the Caribbean, in the Lesser Antilles. The island is located south of Dominica, and north of Saint Lucia. The capital is the city of Fort-de-France. Martinique was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. It was not until 1635 that the island was permanently […]