Destination 》 North America 》 The Caribbean 》 Cayman Islands
Year Visited: 2007 – Jun
The Cayman Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises three islands — Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman — which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico‘s Yucatán Peninsula
Grand Cayman, the largest island, is known for its beach resorts and varied scuba diving and snorkelling sites. Cayman Brac is a popular launch point for deep-sea fishing excursions. Little Cayman, the smallest island, is home to diverse wildlife.
The main work on this Caribbean island is not fishing or tourism, but financial services. When Barack Obama criticised tax havens, he singled out one building on Cayman, Ugland House, which he claimed housed 12,000 corporations. But Obama got it wrong — there are closer to 20,000 companies registered there, and 100,000 companies in Cayman as a whole. In total, Cayman is home to nearly twice as many companies as people, most of them are just on paper.
We visited only Grand Cayman of the Cayman Islands, as a Port of Call during our seven days Caribbean cruise. We spent less than 8 hours in George Town, the capital city. So yes, I visited Cayman Islands, but I haven’t seen many thing or haven’t experience local culture. I would definitely like to go back and explore Honduras in the future.
While in Grand Cayman, we visited the Stingray City, a series of shallow sandbars off the northwest corner of Grand Cayman. It is a tourist attraction, where southern stingrays are found in abundance and visitors can pet and interact with the animals
After less than 8 hours on the island, we went back to our cruise ship. Cayman Islands have lot to offer than just the capital city, though because of limited time, I couldn’t explore more. I would definitely like to come back and explore more.
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