Why The Exumas?

You could spend a whole year exploring the Exumas, a 120-mile necklace of 365 islands and cays in the central Bahamas surrounded by waters and sea life deemed the most exquisite by international yachtsmen, sports fishermen and divers. Not surprisingly, the Exumas have produced some of the Bahamas' best boat builders and sailors.

The islands are sparsely populated, with the majority of its approximately 3,600 people living on Great Exuma and Little Exuma. Tourism, fishing and agriculture – the islands' sweet onions are famed – are the main industries today.

Steeped in a rich history marked by Lucayan Indians, settlers and pirates, cotton plantations and salt mines, the Exumas are also an important part of The Bahamas' future. Here you will find the luxurious Sandals at Emerald Bay, the $240 million Crab Cay development and million-dollar-plus homes at Grand Isle Villas and February Point.
No wonder The Washington Post named Great Exuma as one of the top 10 hot international destinations for 2004.

Since then, Exuma has continued to flourish and In July 2010 Islands Magazine named Exuma one of the top 20 islands to live on in the world!
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