Quick Tour
Antigua and Barbuda offer you the antidote to stress. Excitement is waiting for a Green Flash at sundown, watching pelicans dive for lunch and dinner in the turquoise waters. It is discovering several of 365 beautiful beaches, or photographing the fish that inhabit the miles of fringing reefs. Excitement is catching an elusive marlin in the deep ocean or a bonefish on the extensive shallow banks - and returning them both to their natural habitat.
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Antigua and Barbuda, two of the Leeward Islands, together with the uninhabited islet of Redonda, became an independent state on Nov. 1, 1981. Southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea, it had been a self-governing associated state of the United Kingdom since 1967. SAINT JOHN'S, a deepwater port on Antigua, is the capital.
Antigua is a partly volcanic and partly limestone coral island. Although generally low-lying, it rises to a maximum elevation of 405 m (1,330 ft) at Boggy Peak. It has a pleasant tropical semiarid climate. Barbuda is a low flat coral island. Tourism is the principle industry and foreign exchange earner. The cultivation of fruits and vegetables, light industry, offshore banking, and fishing are also important to the economy.
Christopher Columbus discovered Antigua in 1493. The island was colonized by the British in the early 17th century. The country has long been a popular tourist resort.
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Folklore says Antigua, in the heart of the Lesser Antilles
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Antigua & Barbuda: Country Profile, General Info And Map
Geography
Located 17 degrees N, 61 degrees W, Antigua is 108 sq mls with low undulating hills, rising slightly in the south. The heavily...
What to See & Do in Antigua & Barbuda
Dining:
Some hotels require men to wear slacks (no jeans) and a (polo) shirt with a collar (no t-shirts). Usual practice for tipping is 10...
Useful information for visiting Antigua & Barbuda
Local Tourist Office
Antigua and Barbuda Dept of Tourism gives list of official taxi charges and hotel information. Also has an office at...
Antigua Diving & Marine Life
There are barrier reefs around most of Antigua which are host to lots of colorful fish and underwater plant life. Diving is mostly shallow...
Places to Eat in Antigua
Abracadabra
Dockyard Drive
English Harbour
Antigua
Phone: 268-460 2701, 4638084
Admirals Inn
Nelsons Dockyard
English Harbour
PO. Box 713...