Mountains and White Sand???
Jan 8th, 2003, 07:42 AM
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Mountains and White Sand???
Hi There-<BR><BR>We are looking for an island in the Caribbean that has Mountains, Turquoise Clear Waters and White Sand Beaches. I've been looking into St. Lucia, but am not sure if it has the beaches and water we are looking for. Also considering Puerto Rico. We are adventours and would like to do a lot of exploring and eco-tourism, but would also like a nice beach to relax on. Any suggestions????
Jan 8th, 2003, 07:50 AM
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St. Lucia does not have white sand beaches and turquoise water. This is a hard combination to find and I guess it has something to do with geology. The nicest beaches and most beautiful water seems to be found on the arid islands such as Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Aruba. Puerto Rico is very pretty though and although the beaches and water don't rank as highly for white sand and turquoise water, they are still nice. Jamaica also has mountains, and I hear Negril has some very nice beaches.
Jan 9th, 2003, 05:50 AM
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I do believe that this is geologically impossible.<BR>Mountainous islands are volcanic producing black to golden sands.<BR>Non volcanic islands are limestone based producing white sands.<BR>Water is colorless.<BR>Do a duel island vacation like Angullia then St Kitts / Nevis or T & C then Jamacia <BR>At least a week on each though!
Jan 9th, 2003, 02:45 PM
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Missy, I just returned from SuperClubs Breezes in Punta Cana, DR, and I was most surprised that our room had a slightly north view of ocean and towards the north where they have mountains....and we could see them from our balcony. I'll bet there are only a few rooms in Punta Cana with a distance view of the mountains. Anyway, Punta Cana definitely has the white sand and turquoise clear water you want, the mountains are on the island in the distance, and the destination is reasonably priced. The north coast of the DR has more mountains but the beaches aren't white sand/turquoise water. Last time we were in the DR in Punta Cana, we took a day trip up into the "mountains". They were very small closer to Punta Cana and more like I'd call large foothills but the countryside was very pretty. Anyway, just my two cents worth!!
Jan 11th, 2003, 10:44 AM
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"I do believe that this is geologically impossible.<BR>Mountainous islands are volcanic producing black to golden sands.<BR>Non volcanic islands are limestone based producing white sands."<BR><BR>Hmm. Jamaica is, I think, limestone-based (at least the cliffs are limestone and so are the cockpits).<BR><BR>Yet the Blue Mountains are some of the taller ones there (I think only Haiti/DR have higher in the Carib?). Blue Mtn peak is 7402 ft above sea level.<BR><BR>So you can have both...Jamaica does.
Jan 11th, 2003, 12:07 PM
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Shanka, we just returned from PR. It is a very pretty island. I agree with you that the beaches (and hotels) in San Juan are way too crowded and that is why we went to SJ once and on repeat trips we go elsewhere. Rather than give a "thumbs down" to the whole island I guess I would suggest exploring PR beyond San Juan.
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