HTM 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Leeward Antilles, Sint Eustatius, Los Roques Archipelago

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 2740
• Professor: Carrie Herzog

Document Summary

Lucayan archipelago: bahamas, turks and caicos islands. Haiti & dominican republic: puerto rico. Martinique, saint lucia, saint vincent, grenadines, barbados, grenada, tobago, Us virgin islands, anguilla, saint martin, saint barthelemy, saba, saint eustatius, Saba, saint eustatius, saint kitts, nevis, barbuda, antigua, redonda, montserrat, Aruba, curacao, bonaire, los roques archipelago, la orchila, la tortuga, la. Homelands vary greatly geographically: tropical zone. Dominated by foreign powers and political turmoil. Islands under the control of spain, britain, france, the netherlands, denmark and the us. Food culturally unifies the caribbean as a region historically (cid:862)taste(cid:863) is (cid:449)hat defi(cid:374)ed the caribbean. Ciboneys: original group who arrived 4000-5000 years ago. Tainos/arawaks: settled in windwards and leewards. Inhabited greater antilles and bahamas: foods included fish, parrots, manatee, doves, small land animals, cassava, maize, wild fruits. Caribs (warrior tribe: migrated from venezuela, lived in lesser antilles, cultivated foods yucca and sweet potatoes.