Caribbean Travel and Tourism (HM321) Name: Dondre Fawkes Student #: 620023009 Lecturer: Ms. Mackay Negative environmental impact of tourism in the Caribbean Coastal and Marine Resources The overall environmental effects of tourism in the Caribbean involve environmental degradation which hinders sustainability. Environmental effects related to tourism are problematic and may cause irreversible impacts. These environmental effects include urbanization‚ over exploitation of resources
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ESSAY: Assess the importance of oral tradition in the Caribbean for the development of its civilization from one generation to another. In the Caribbean‚ oral traditions are a common element in cultures throughout the region. This is due in part to the areas’ origin in colonialism and slavery‚ which brought to the region various ethnic groups‚ each with their own cultures and traditions. Many if not all of these groups were illiterate which necessitated the need for oral traditions as a vital means
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talked about carnivals‚ we got a good understanding on how the Caribbean is different from other parts of the world. Carnivals are conducted in several places throughout the world‚ and one is different from the other. Based on the differences the carnivals in the Caribbean exhibit we can make assumptions on Caribbean identity. When it came to the carnivals in the Caribbean there was something extraordinary about their practices. In the Caribbean‚ the carnivals seemed to merge multiple past cultures
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Sport refers to all forms of competitive physical activity which‚ through casual or organized participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants. Over the years‚ many people in the Caribbean have overlooked the importance of sporting activity; however sport has made several contributions to the development of the region. Firstly‚ sport has the potential to be a source for the generation of increased income for the region‚ if it is marketed in
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The Caribbean region is located in the tropics and spans a broad arc of over 4000km from the Bahamas in the North to Guyana and Suriname in the south. There are thousands of islands and they vary in size and stretch and altogether they span an area from longitude 59 degrees west to 85 degrees west and range roughly from latitude 10 degrees north to latitude 25 degrees north. The islands all lie within an entirely salubrious environment‚ conducive to the growth of population and development of
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Introduction In the Caribbean and specifically in Jamaica‚ the most accepted language for communication is that language left to us by our European colonisers. The pidgin that developed from the contact of the African slaves and European masters later developed into their own individual languages (or Creoles). They (the elite in society) shun these languages as inappropriate or inadequate for public and sometimes even private use. This notion is widely accepted by even those who can speak nothing
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VILLENA‚ Arax S. MGE11A MW 1:30-3:00 BSAct 1h Prof. Lacerona ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. TIME CONTEXT : 1968 - present SUMMARY Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International‚ Celebrity Cruises‚ Pullmantur and Azamara Cruises. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Europe‚ Latin America
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Caribbean Studies Describe the value of Coral Reefs to Caribbean society and culture. Coral Reefs are the home of more than one quarter of all known marine fish species and tens of thousands of other species. The Caribbean coral reefs are vital and valuable natural resources that contain a wealth of biodiversity including over 60 species of coral and 1‚500 different species of fish – many of which are found nowhere else on earth. Coral reefs provide both a good and a service to many Caribbean
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consider the Caribbean to be an ideal vacationer’s destination. With its warm climate‚ beautiful beaches‚ plentiful and unique wildlife ecosystems‚ diverse background and plentiful luxury resorts. But if you step away from this‚ a very different reality is uncovered. Sugar cane and plantation ruins serve as reminders of a much darker history. In the following essay‚ I will be examining the European colonization of the Caribbean‚ along with the factors that were present in the Caribbean which played
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Most Caribbean nation’s interpretation of Yemoja is “Mami Wata”. She appears as a curly to kinky haired woman‚ with long black hair combed straight back. Yemoja is visualized as a mermaid or humanistic water being. She is often unclothed from the waist up. “Mami Wata” regularly carries luxurious trinkets such as mirrors‚ combs‚ and watches. Though she is a beautiful mermaid complete with tail‚ she is also said to walk the streets of modern African cities. The colours differ from Yemoja; the colours
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