The Turks and Caicos Island Nation

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This paper explains that the Turks and Caicos Island nation boast the quiet solitude of hundreds of miles of undeveloped beaches, which promote a strong trade in eco-tourism, and an archaeological past, which dates back thousands of years. The author points out that the recently developed Holland America Line cruise center, which has changed the landscape of Grand Turk Island, similar to the situation in other Caribbean destinations, does not preserve the natural settings nor add sufficiently to the revenue of the nation to justify the disruption of the environment. The paper stresses that creating a system based on eco-friendly practices, including limiting embankments and increasing time spent in various locations, is essential to the tourist industry in this area. The paper includes several long quotations.

From the Paper:

"Robertsen in a pioneering call for research on the subject of the social, economic and environmental impact of the fast growing cruise industry states that the Turk & Caicos islands were being threatened by the development of this center (in 2001 before it was cemented). The evidence associated with many cruise centers is difficult to judge based on the fact that there is limited reporting and only marginal amounts of scholarly research on the subject. In trade magazines, the issue is largely glossed over as a point of great growth and expansion, ..."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Rogers, Jonathan. "The Sounds of Silence: A Vacation for the Ears in the Turks and Caicos." E July-Aug. 2002: 46.
• "Middle Caicos: A Mecca for Eco-tour Opportunities" http://www.tcimall.tc/ecotours/middlecaicosecotourismproject.htm
• "Turks & Caicos Islands "Beautiful by Nature" http://www.tcimall.tc/ecotours/ecotourism.htm
• Keegan, Dr. William F. GRAND TURK EARTHWATCH EXPEDITION REPORT MARCH 1997 at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/anthro/caribarch/grandturk97.htm.
• Keegan, Dr. William F. GRAND TURK EARTHWATCH EXPEDITION REPORT MARCH 1996 at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/anthro/caribarch/grandturk.htm

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