The Caribbean Islands: Globe Trekker

     As you watch the film your breath is taken away from all the beauty the Caribbean Islands hold and the vast amount of culture throughout the islands as many European countries had settlers visit these islands and begin a life there. As you continue to watch the documentary it brings up a dark time of the Caribbean Islands as it used to be part of the slave trade triangle. The slave trade triangle consisted of the United States, Europe and Africa as the United States would send sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Europe. Europe would send goods and rum to Africa and then Africa would "send" slaves to America. This cycle incorporated the Caribbean Islands, which the documentary shows how both the beauty of the islands while at the same time the hidden past of the islands. The islands natives still live in poverty and the slavery past still haunts them leaving them unable to progress as people only see it as a tropical tourist location and don't see the pain the natives are still suffering. They also show a volcano that completely destroyed a town and left the few people alive helpless, yet most people never heard of this tragedy as its a "vacation spot" and nothing ever goes wrong at a place people vacation. There is also the inclusion of Empress Josephine who is beloved but little know fact is she helped the slave trade alive on the Caribbean Islands. All in all, the film does a great job of truly showing the beauty and hardship of the Caribbean Islands that most people do not see.