10 FACTS ABOUT THE CARIBBEAN

1. Saba Island has the shortest runway in the world, measuring 396.2m long.

2. In Dominica, you can snorkel or dive in warm water that bubbles, making you feel as if you’re swimming inside a champagne bottle. At Champagne Reef, underwater geothermal springs release myriad tiny gas bubbles that create a unique experience for adventurers.

3. The Dragon’s Breath Zip Line on Royal Caribbean’s private island of Labadee in Haiti is the world’s longest over water, measuring 792m.

4. Pitch Lake, in Trinidad, is the largest of the world’s three natural asphalt lakes.

The surface of the lake is semi-solid and can be walked on.

5. In Havana, Cuba, the Coppelia ice cream parlour has been named the “busiest in the world”.

6. Sandy Spit Island in the British Virgin Islands is also referred to as Corona

Island, because some of the beer commercials were filmed there.

7. There is only one volcano in the world that can be driven through, and it is located in Saint Lucia.

8. The Dominican Republic was reported as the top producing Caribbean travel market in 2015.

9. The out islands of the Bahamas feature large underwater cave systems, the most famous being off Andros island.

10. There are more churches per square mile in Jamaica than anywhere else on Earth, with 1 600 in total. | www. caribbeanbluebook.com