Touring Cancun, Jamaica, and Barbados

Caribbean tourism is dependent on the region's steady supply of sunshine and steady temperatures of around 24 to 34 degrees Celsius. The influx of different cultures, from the Taino and other Amerindians that originally colonized the states, to the Spanish, British, Dutch, Africans, and Americans of later times, have given Caribbean countries their own distinct cultures. Tourist accommodations range from camping sites to world-class Caribbean Hotels and private rental properties. Prices range from the expensive (like in Bahamas Hotels) to the affordable (as is the case with some Puerto Rico Hotels).

The Barbados was originally a plantation colony fueled by indentured servants and slaves. Now it has diversified from cash crops to information technology, manufacturing, and tourism. Because of the government's reputation as being favorable to business, investments have been pouring in. Barbados Weather, like the Virgin Islands Weather is tempered by Atlantic trade winds, rendering it quite mild.

Cancun, on the eastern seaboard of Mexico, is a popular tourist destination, mainly known for its beautiful beaches, scenery and nightlife. It sports waterfront hotels of world-class caliber in the Hotel Zone, but establishments can be found which may be more suited to the needs of a traveler on a budget as well.

Jamaica flourishes as a mining and tourist center. It also has significant financial, agricultural, and a plethora of light manufacturing industries. A former sugar cane-growing colony, its once contentious population now enjoys a period of economic prosperity, though one plagued by crime. Jamaica enjoys warm and humid weather, which becomes more temperate inland, with temperatures similar to the Dominican Republic Weather.

Trinidad was originally claimed by the Spanish, but when no one came to put up their shingle, they allowed Roman Catholic Europeans to settle there. This state originally relied on sugar cane and later on cacao exports, but now it supports a healthy oil and natural gas sector. International businesses also make their base there, and tourism also generates foreign currency for the archipelago.