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Caribbean Retirement Can Be Cheap!

The Caribbean can offer affordable retirement living but you have to know where and how to live to be able to afford it on anything less than a fatcat’s retirement package. We will search for the affordable and cost effective Caribbean alternatives and present them here as we build this page into a valuable resource.

Here are some wise words from the informed folks at www.worldatlas.com. They are the first place we turn for info and maps:

Caribbean

Indians were the first inhabitants here, and then, in 1492, Christopher Columbus began his exploration of these islands, becoming the first European to venture into the area.

After reportedly landing in the Bahamas, Columbus named these islands the Indies, because he thought he had finally reached Asia (and the East Indies).

Numerous explorers followed in his path, then settlers arrived from the Americas and Europe. Included in that mix were religious outcasts, slaves from Africa, and a small army of pirates.

Great military powers would fight for control of the islands, and finally, a blended mix of African and European cultures and languages transformed this large group of islands and its peoples into one of the premier tourist destinations on the planet.

Long called the West Indies, the overall area is now commonly referred to as the Caribbean, a name that became popular after World War II.

Note: In reality the Bahamas are not considered a part of the Caribbean, however, we show them here because of their cultural, geographical and political associations with the Greater Antilles, and other Caribbean Islands.