The Caribbean League
The Caribbean is unlike any other place in the world because it owes its existence to a constant balance of opposites. Tourists pour in to spend their wealth on the beaches and cruises, but the local population as a whole is strictly Third World. The Caribbean League presents a unified front to the world, but in reality each island is its own kingdom whose leaders are constantly fighting each other for power and cash. The Mafia. is respected and the police are corrupt. Pirates are both victims and leaders, rich and poor, smugglers and economic theorists, braggarts and realists, heroes and villains. Each island is a nation unto itself. Each has its own problems and its own culture, language, and government. This adds to the chaos of the League, and the traveler should be aware of this: what worked in Cuba, for instance, won't fly in Haiti. Members of the Caribbean League include:
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The Caribbean League
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