CAYMAN ISLANDS

Location/map of the country

• located in the caribbean sea

region/map of the region

•  made up of 3 islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman
• located just south of cuba and northwest of jamaica  
• is considered ti be apart of the western caribbean zone
• as well as the Greater Antilles

place/culture

• they dance along the west bay road to celebrate batabano parade
• they celebrate heritage days
• they also just sit down and have fish fries

place/history

• they are a british overseas territory  
• Christopher Columbus discovered the cayman islands May 10, 1503
• he named them Las Tortugas.
• he saw numerous sea turtles on his travels there 
• that is where the name comes from

place/religion

• christianity is the most practiced religion
• most of the local businesses, ports, and harbors are closed on sundays
• influenced but american and english culture when choosing their religion

place/flag

• the lion represents england
• the turtle is for the islands original name las tortugas
• the pineapple is for the connection that jamaica and they share

movement/migration

• population of the cayman islands is just over 52,000 people
• roughly 20,000 of which are native

movement/economy

• they get most of their money from tourism
• and also by financial services
• they gross about 70-80% of the countries GDP

environmental interaction

• cayman islands is a huge tourism spot
• many people like to swim with much of the sea life
• such as sting rays, sea turtles, and just regular fish

fun facts

• the 7 mile beach is actually 5.5 miles
• they drive on the left side of the road
• they are known as the "island that time forgot"