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| Cayman Islands Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Seven Mile Beach Seven Mile Beach Christian Zandonella The Caymans have one of the highest living standards in the world with a GDP/capita of some 70,000 dollars. This is mostly due to their position as a major financial centre - and then there is tourism too. The islands, located just south of Cuba attract one million visitors every year. The largest island, Grand Cayman is just eight miles wide and twenty miles long... Supposing you come to tan and not to whitewash, the Caymans offer terrific diving, white beaches, lots of sunshine and classy accommodation and restaurants - they are a bit expensive though. Grand Cayman receives most visitors, with Seven Mile Beach as the main hub. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are quieter but possibly even more expensive ________Getting Around Edit This Grand Cayman has a public minibus service but it's elusive; renting a car is the best way to explore the island. On the sister islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac it's virtually the only form of transport. You can rent from agencies at the airport or have a car delivered to your hotel. The required driving permit is available from your rental agency for US$7.50; you must be at least 21 and carry a valid driver's license from home. Motorcycles and scooters are also available on all three islands. Traffic moves slowly with refreshing courtesy and on the left. You can take a taxi anywhere on Grand Cayman though availability drops off the farther you get from George Town. Taxis are not available on Little Cayman or Cayman Brac. You can take a ferry between North Sound and Rum Point on Grand Cayman which takes about 40 minutes each way. The Caymans are flat and small enough that getting about by bicycle is feasible so long as you're not ferrying scuba gear. Bicycles are available for hire. Short of chartering a private boat the only way to get from Grand Cayman to the sister islands is by air. Island Air flies small prop planes to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman in about half an hour. Cayman Airways flies 737s to Cayman Brac but doesn't offer a service to Little Cayman. Island Air's puddle jump between Cayman Brac and Little Cayman takes about seven minutes - you can see the runway you're approaching as soon as you take off! Grand Cayman's Owen Roberts Airport is less than 2 miles (3km) south of George Town and taxis are plentiful for the trip into town. Gerrard-Smith Airport is located at the western end of Cayman Brac. On Little Cayman Edward Bodden Airfield is located just west of South Town on the southwestern coast. Neither of the smaller islands have an airport taxi service but hotels will pick travelers up. There's no ferry service from Grand Cayman to either of the sister islands but private boat operators will shuttle you between Cayman Brac and Little Cayman for about US$20 and 20 minutes. __________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: With no direct taxation the Islands are a thriving offshore financial center; 28 000 foreign companies do business with the 600 registered banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. Tourism is also a mainstay accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1 million visitors in 1995 and again in 1996. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world. GDP: purchasing power parity—$860 million (1996 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 4.5% (1996 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$23 800 (1996 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 1.4% industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 2.1% (1996 est.) Labor force: total: 8 061 by occupation: service workers 18.7% clerical 18.6% construction 12.5% finance and investment 6.7% directors and business managers 5.9% (1979) Unemployment rate: 7% (1992) Budget: revenues: $141.5 million expenditures: $160.7 million including capital expenditures of $NA (1991) Industries: tourism banking insurance and finance construction construction materials furniture Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity—capacity: 75 000 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 230 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 6 929 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: vegetables fruit; livestock; turtle farming Exports: total value: $3.4 million (f.o.b. 1995 est.) commodities: turtle products manufactured consumer goods partners: mostly US Imports: total value: $333 million (c.i.f. 1995 est.) commodities: foodstuffs manufactured goods partners: US Trinidad and Tobago UK Netherlands Antilles Japan Debt—external: $NA Economic aid: recipient: ODA $NA Currency: 1 Caymanian dollar (CI$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Caymanian dollars (CI$) per US$1—0.83 (3 November 1995) 0.85 (22 November 1993) Fiscal year: 1 April—31 March :::::::::Grand Cayman Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Seven Mile Beach Seven Mile Beach Christian Zandonella Grand Cayman is exactly as the name suggests the biggest of the Cayman islands. The capital George Town is located in the West of the island, some 20 km to the est is East End. Between the two you find many resorts and great beaches. The main attractions are Little cayman and the nearby region known as Hell's Gate N.P. because of its moonscape of black lava. The coast is filled with 200-year old lanes and foodpaths where you'll see a catalog of the islands architecture ranging from gingerbread cottages to wattle-and-daub cabins. A must-see attraction is Stingray City. This is a submerged sandbar just off the coast of the isalnd, reachable by one of the many tourist boats that operate excursions on a daily basis. Once there, you can hop off the boat into waist-high water (shoulder-hieight for the kids) and snorkel with the friendly stingrays. Shuffle your feet in the sand to avoid stepping on one and geting accidentally stung! Even non-snorkellers can enjoy this activity. Tourist guide boats will often help you "catch" and hold a stingray for an unforgettable photo opportunity. Sounds like a tourist trap but actually and unmissable stop-off! :::::::Little Cayman Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Little Cayman is the smallest and least developed of the three Cayman Islands, located 87 miles northeast of Grand Cayman, five miles west of Cayman Brac, 480 miles from Miami and 90 miles south of Havana . First discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1503 and rarely visited (except for the occasional pirate) until recent times, Little Cayman is now a favorite destination of modern day explorers, photographers, naturalists and, of course, divers. The moment you arrive, you'll understand why. The island itself - just 10 miles long and 1 mile wide - is blessed with 22 miles of spectacular coastline and, just offshore, incredible coral reefs teeming with over 150 kinds of coral and more than 500 species of fish. Bloody Bay Wall, one of the most pristine underwater sites in the world, is part of a unique ocean reef system surrounding Little Cayman . Rated as the best diving in the Caribbean by National Geographic photographer David Doubilet and underwater cinematographer Stan Waterman, Bloody Bay Wall's natural beauty has been protected for future generations with its designation as a marine park. Welcome to Little Cayman Island, the world's most incredible diving on the finest and most laid back Island in the Caribbean. |