Cayman Islands

 

The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea (240 km south of Cuba and 730 km from Florida, USA). The islands are an overseas territory of Great Britain in the West Indies, it includes the islands of Grand Cayman, Small Cayman, Cayman Braque.

 

Language.

English.

 

Time.

The time difference between Moscow and Georgetown is eight hours.

 

Population.

62,348 people (2018)

Ethnic composition: mulattoes, whites, blacks, visitors from other countries.

 

Religion.

Most of the inhabitants belong to the Church of God 26%, the rest of the people choose the United Church (Presbyterians and Congregationalists), Catholicism, Baptism, Anglicanism, the Assembly of God, undecided 6%, 10% consider themselves atheists.

 

 

Climate.

Wet and warm tropical climate.

The average air temperature from May to October is + 30 C, from November to April from + 16 C to + 25 C.

Approximately 1,300 mm of precipitation falls a year, rains from spring to October. Strong winds and typhoons are also possible.

 

Currency.

Cayman Islands dollar.

 

 

Visa regime.

Russians need a visa to enter the Cayman Islands, it must be issued at the consulates or the British Embassy. Passengers of cruise ships may not issue a document if they continue the cruise on the same ship.

 

Customs regulations.

Any currency can be imported and exported indefinitely.

Weapons and ammunition can only be transported with the permission of the police. To import pets, a permit from the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture is required.

You can not export lobsters, shells, shellfish, antiques and antiques (even raised from the bottom of the sea). Export is possible only with a special permit, which can confirm the legality of the process.

 

Resorts.

The Cayman Islands are known for their luxurious beaches (the length of the coastline is more than 100 kilometers), underwater hunting, interesting places for diving. Seven Mile Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the country, there is excellent service. Resort cities: Northside, Savannah, Bodden, East End.

In the east of the island there are beaches with spectacular black sand: Spotter Point and Colliers Bay. On Stingray-Sandbar reefs, you can feed sea whales.

In Savaney is the castle of Pedro St. James, one of the oldest defensive structures in the country. Near the city of Bodden there are caves of pirates - here they go to look for "Flint gold". Hall - magnificent jagged cliffs in the northwest of the island.

Cayman Brak is an island overgrown with fruit trees and cacti, there is a park of parrots. Scuba divers come to the island of Little Cayman - to Jackson Point Reef and North Wall Reef, to the Jackson Marine Park. There is also a bird sanctuary on this island.

In October-November, Pirates Week takes place on the islands, in April - Batabano Carnival.

 

Kitchen.

The main features of the local cuisine are an abundance of fish and seafood, which are cooked in different ways (fried, baked, languished on fire), meat, fresh fruits and vegetables.

Popular ceviche from seafood or marlin, soup from shellfish, fried red snapper and perch, watered with lemon juice, tuna with spices. Meat: steaks are prepared from it, dried and baked with spices. In local restaurants you can offer dishes from turtle meat, broths from sharks.

There are many fruits, they are served for dessert from them fruit salads are prepared: from avocados, oranges, bananas, mangoes, papayas, fried bananas can be served.

Local alcohol - rum, beer, various cocktails.

 

Traditions.

The inhabitants of the Cayman Islands are pleasant in communication, hospitable and friendly.

The main occupations of the population are work in the field of tourism, agriculture and turtle cultivation.

The attitude to clothes is calm and democratic, but you should not appear in bathing suits in public institutions.