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other hand, St. Maarten with its busy cruise port and
bustling commercial district, has long been an active
center for trade and tourism. More developed and at the
same time more informal, it is very Dutch in flavor and
still has strong ties with fellow compatriots in the
other Netherlands Antilles. Between the two different
cultures in St. Martin and St. Maarten, vacationers will
be able to find just about every kind of activity they
might want for a perfect holiday in the sun.
Located midway through the chain of islands in the Caribbean, just as the Antilles begin to curve to the south, St. Martin is sunny and warm year-round, averaging 82 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and just 2 degrees cooler in winter. The island is buffeted by cooling trade winds that keep things temperate all year long. Average annual rainfall comes to about 45 inches, most of which occurs around late summer and early fall. |
