A City A Day

Caribbean: The Islands Montego Bay  is the capital of the  parish  of  St. James  and the second largest city in Jamaica  by area and the fourth by population (after  Kingston ,  Spanish Town  and Portmore ). It is a tourist destination with  duty-free  shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches. The city is backed by picturesque low mountains.

Port-au-Prince  ( / ˌ p ɔr t oʊ ˈ p r ɪ n s / ;  French pronunciation: ​ [pɔʁopʁɛ̃s] ;  Haitian Creole : Pòtoprens ;  Haitian Creole pronunciation:  [pɔtopɣɛ̃s] ) is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean country of  Haiti . The city's population was 897,859 as of the 2009 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 942,194 in 2012. [1] The city of Port-au-Prince is on the  Gulf of Gonâve : the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the  Arawaks . It was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749, and has been Haiti's largest city since then. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheatre ; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of  slums  in the hillsides above the city...

La Romana  is the third-largest city in the  Dominican Republic  with a population estimated in 2010 at 130,426 within the city limits ( metropolitan  population: 214,109), of whom 127,623 are urban and 2,803 are rural. The city is capital of the southeastern province of La Romana , opposite  Catalina Island . The name  Romana  comes from a balance that was used to weigh merchandise for export.  Santa Rosa de Lima  is the patron saint of La Romana. The modern  La Romana International Airport  was opened in 1999. The city is near several other cities, such as  San Pedro de Macorís  and the national capital,  Santo Domingo de Guzmán . The city is a hub for a growing tourist industry with several nearby local resort spots, such as the beachfront  Bayahibe , Dominicus, Casa de Campo, and the growing number of golf resorts that surround the area.

Ponce  ( / ˈ p ɔː n s eɪ / ;  Spanish:  [ˈponse]  (   listen ) ) is both a  city  and a  municipality  in the southern part of  Puerto Rico . The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the  San Juan  metropolitan area, is named for  Juan Ponce de León y Loayza , the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador  Juan Ponce de León . [note 1]  Ponce is often referred to as  La Perla del Sur  (The Pearl of the South),  La Ciudad Señorial  (The Noble, or Lordly, City), and  La Ciudad de las Quenepas  ( Genip  City). The city serves as the governmental seat of the autonomous municipality as well as the regional hub for various  Government of Puerto Rico  entities, such as the  Judiciary of Puerto Rico . It is also the regional center for various other  commonwealth  and  federal government agencie...

San Juan  ( / ˌ s æ n   ˈ hw ɑː n / ;  Spanish pronunciation:  [saŋ ˈhwan] ,  Saint  John ), officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista  ( Municipality of the Capital City, Saint John the Baptist ), is the  capital  and most populous  municipality  in the Commonwealth  of  Puerto Rico , an  unincorporated territory  of the United States. As of the  2010 census , it had a population of 395,326 making it the  46th-largest  city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by  Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it  Ciudad de Puerto Rico  ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after  Santo Domingo , in the  Dominican Republic . [7]  Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort S...

Carolina  ( Spanish pronunciation:  [kaɾoˈlina] ) is a  municipality  located on the northeast coast of  Puerto Rico . It lies immediately east of the capital  San Juan  and  Trujillo Alto ; north of  Gurabo  and  Juncos ; and west of  Canóvanas  and  Loíza . Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Villa Carolina (the downtown area and administrative center). It is part of the  San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area , and home to Puerto Rico's main airport, the  Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport .

Basse-Terre  is the  prefecture  (Capital city) of  Guadeloupe , an  overseas region  and department  of France located in the  Lesser Antilles . [1]  The city of Basse-Terre is located on  Basse-Terre Island , the western-half of Guadeloupe. Although it is the administrative capital of Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre is only the second largest city in Guadeloupe behind  Pointe-à-Pitre  with its urban area, with 44,864 inhabitants in 1999 (12,400 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).

Roseau  ( Kwéyòl :  Wozo ) is the  capital  and largest city of  Dominica . With a population of 16,582. It is a small and compact urban settlement, located within the  Saint George   parish  and surrounded by the  Caribbean Sea , the  Roseau River and  Morne Bruce . Built on the site of the ancient  Kalinago Indian  village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica. It is located on the west ( leeward ) coast of Dominica, and is a combination of modern and colonial (French Style) architecture. Roseau is Dominica's most important port for foreign trade. Some exports include bananas ,  bay oil , vegetables, grapefruit, oranges, and  cocoa . The service sector is also a large part of the local economy.

Bridgetown   / ˈ b r ɪ dʒ t aʊ n / , metropolitan pop 110,000 (2014), is the capital and largest city of the nation of  Barbados . Formerly, the  Town of Saint Michael , the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the  parish  of  Saint Michael . Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". The  Bridgetown  port, found along  Carlisle Bay  (at  13.106°N 59.632°W ) lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area (as roughly defined by the  Ring Road Bypass  or more commonly known as the  ABC Highway ), [3] sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes  Christ Church  and  St. James . The Grantley Adams International Airport  for Barbados, is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Bridgetown city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States...

Castries   / ˈ k æ s t r iː z / , population 20,000, aggl. 53,639 (2013-05-12), is the  capital  and largest city of  Saint Lucia , a country in the  Caribbean . The quarter with the same name had a population of 70,000 on 22 May 2013 and stretches over an area of 30.5 square miles (79 km 2 ). Castries is in a flood gut and is built on  reclaimed land . It houses the seat of government and the head offices of many of foreign and local businesses. The city's design is in a grid pattern similar to a metropolitan city like  New York  but on a much smaller scale. Its sheltered harbour receives cargo vessels, ferry boats, and cruise ships. It houses  duty-free  shopping facilities such as Point Seraphine and La Place Carinage. Many restaurants offer menus from local to Chinese. Supermarkets and other shopping facilities provide goods. The city is well served by a bus system and taxi service. St Lucia's main post office is in Ca...