Amerikanische Jungferninseln

Die Amerikanischen Jungferninseln (engl.: United States Virgin Islands) sind eine Inselgruppe der Kleinen Antillen in der Karibik, östlich von Puerto Rico gelegen. Sie besteht aus den drei Hauptinseln Saint Croix, Saint John und Saint Thomas. Quelle: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikanische_Jungferninseln

13/07/2010 - 14:13

St. Thomas, Karibik: 14-jährige Kreuzfahrt Passagierin erschossen

usatoday.com meldet:
A 14-year-old cruise ship passenger was killed Monday during a visit to St. Thomas when she reportedly was caught in the middle of a shootout between warring gangs. The Associated Press reports the girl, Lizmarie Perez Chapparro, was struck by a bullet as she rode with her family on a "safari bus" that ferries tourists across the popular island destination. The girl and her family arrived in St. Thomas aboard the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory, which sails out of San Juan. Another cruise ship passenger sustained a minor injury during the shootout, the Associated Press reports. Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer De La Cruz called the death an "unfathomable act of senseless violence" and said the line is suspending all excursions that include the St. Thomas neighborhood where the shooting took place until further notice, according to the Associated Press.
Quelle: http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2010/07/cruise-ship-passenger-vi...

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05/12/2009 - 17:30

Karibik - im Zelt auf St. John: Maho Bay Campground

nytimes.com meldet:
Our destination was the island’s original and most celebrated campsite. On a prime chunk of tropical real estate on the northern shores of St. John, just before the coastal road cuts a wobbling arc toward the island’s interior, the Maho Bay Campground is a mini-city of tent cottages, established somewhat unintentionally in 1976.
Quelle: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/travel/06explorer.html
Link: http://www.maho.org/

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