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St. Thomas Western Carribean One of the stops on our first family cruise Feb ? 1997... read more

Geo: 13.0935, -59.6105Mum & I went for 2 weeks - which was one week too long as there's only so much to see on a tropical island full of honeymooners. But we had a good time considering, went all over the island, went on boat trips, went snorkelling to see some cool fishies, went to Mount Gay rum brewery, being 400m from the equator I got pretty sunburnt (where I discovered from a local aloe vera as a cure), read 'Love in a time of Cholera' (by Gabriel Garcia Marquez) whose tropical setting was appropriate, ate a lot of swordfish (as had no choice), got my hair plaited (all of it), went to catholic mass where the visitors have to stand up an idenify them selves - a bit embarrassing, went shopping in Bridgetown where I ... read more

Mar 15, 1993 *City official name :San Juan *Founded date : *Location :San Juan Municipality *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :San Juan (sahn HWAHN) is the capital and largest city in Puerto Rico, located in the Northern Coastal Plains region in the karst zone, north of Aguas Buenas and Caguas; east of Bayamón; and west of Carolina and Trujillo Alto. The city is named after Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: San Juan Bautista). The latest census estimates place the city's population at 433,733, making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. It is also the oldest European settlement in United States territory. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521 and is the old... read more

May 1, 1993 *City official name :Ceiba *Founded date : *Location :Ceiba Municipality *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Ceiba (sai-EE-bah) is a small town in northeast Puerto Rico. It is named after the famous Ceiba tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo, and east of Río Grande. Ceiba is spread over 7 wards and Utuado Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city) Driving Time from San Juan: 1 hour. Ceiba, situated near Fajardo, used to be home of an American military air-base, the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. Most of the units there were relocated and the base was closed on 2004. Ex-governor Sil... read more

Mar 6, 1993 *City official name :Charlotte Amalie *Founded date : *Location :St Thomas Island *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located on the island of Saint Thomas and as of 2004 had an estimated population of 19,000 (the 2000 U.S. Census found a population of 18,914. The city is named after Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel (1650-1714), queen consort to King Christian V of Denmark. It is famous as a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now a famed cruise ship port of call, with about 1.5 million cruise ship passengers landing there in 2004. Charlotte Amalie has many buildings of historical import... read more