Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the West Indies. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.

Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Jamaica.

Named for an Amerindian word meaning "high ground," the mountainous country of Haiti is the second-oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere (surpassed only by the United States). African slaves established the nation in 1804, after an uprising against the colony's French government. Located on the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, Haiti is one of the world's poorest countries, as most of its 10.4 million inhabitants...

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of the Leeward Islands. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Cuba. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.

The Windward Islands are a group of islands that stretch for more than 300 miles (483 km) around the southeastern end of the Caribbean Sea. This island group includes four independent countries: Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It also includes Martinique, an island governed by France. During the early 1600s, Europeans in sailing vessels arrived in the Windward Islands. (The name "Windward Islands" refers to the direction...