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Rob Bram wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 4 hrs and 18 mins ago

"been there.. got the pic to prove it. and it was a blast.."

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Amy Luptak Stepson wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 14 hrs and 3 mins ago

"Numerous cruises have stopped here.... just avoid the people bugging you to take a cab every five feet."

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Nathaniel Lee wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 14 hrs and 12 mins ago

"It was warm, oceany, and touristy. I probably won't go back unless it is to visit someone."

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Gary Luebbert wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 15 hrs and 20 mins ago

"You can never go wrong with Bahamas. Warm, sunny, beautiful! Friendly people."

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Robert Rusher wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 16 hrs and 16 mins ago

"Took a sailboat cruise there, diving was spectacular"

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Leilah Armstrong wrote a new positive review of The Bahamas.

about 17 hrs and 22 mins ago

"!st island experience....definitely worth it. Want to go back again."

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The Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent, English-speaking country consisting of 2,387 rocks, 661 cays and 29 islands. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States of America; northeast to east of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and north to east of the Caribbean Sea; and west to northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its size is almost 14,000 km2 with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau. It remains a Commonwealth realm.

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Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, +show all