Preliminaries

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Getting There- American Airlines. Daily from Miami and Providenciales.
From NY/JFK, Thurs, Sat, Sun
AA is changing some Miami scheduled times on May 1st:
Flt. 464 to MIA - depart PLS 7:24 am arriving MIA 9:08 am
Flt 625 from MIA - departs MIA 5:38pm arriving PLS 7:13 pm.
The midday flight remains about the same time.

British Airways	British Airways from the UK (LHR) to the Providenciales, Sundays with a stop in Nassau Bahamas.
US Airways	Daily service from Charlotte to Providenciales. U.S. and Canada Reservations 1-800-428-4322 US Airways' PHL flight will continue through the summer.
Delta Airlines	Atlanta to Providenciales, Saturday only. 1- 800-221-1212 Delta's last flight is April 24th.
Air Canada	Toronto to Providenciales, Saturday only, 1-888-247-2262 Air Canada presently operates two flights on Saturdays.
Air Jamaica	Easy connections via Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Air Jamaica Express. Flights daily except Tues, Wed, Thurs. Call 1-800-523-5585
Bahamas Air	Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday from Nassau to Providenciales. 1-800-222-4262

WATER SPORTS-Middle Caicos is known for bonefishing flats in the calm backwaters between the islands. Fishing trips, either deep sea, reef fishing or bonefishing, can be arranged with local native guides based from the Middle Caicos Coop. It is said that the most flavorful seafood comes from the deep waters surrounding Middle Caicos.
Snorkelers enjoy the shallow clear waters of Bambarra Beach and various coral heads along the shore.
Kayaks are available for rent as well as pre-arranged eco-tours through the mangroves that team with creatures of both land and sea

Agriculture- The largest island in the Turks & Caicos chain, Middle Caicos has an area of 48 square miles. However, Middle Caicos is also the least populated island with less than 300 residents. It is a very lush island suitable for agriculture. From medicinal herbs to majestic fruit trees, Middle’s form of agriculture is a cultural feast to behold: Cassava, okra and guava, tamarinds, sapidillas and sugar apples, to name just a few. But the cornerstone of their crops is corn. Home grown and home ground, they use the pearly hearts to make their fabulous grits.

Above Ground Caves
LUCAYAN INDIANS AND CAVES

Middle Caicos houses the largest above ground caves in all of the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos. The caves of Conch Bar were formed by an erosion of limestone.

Tours through the caves with local guides are arranged by contacting Middle Caicos Coop. If you aren't spending the night, be sure to call for day excursions to Middle Caicos and the caves during your visit to Turks and Caicos Islands. Suitable for all ages. Proper footwear required.

Near Conch Bar, on the northern coast of Middle Caicos, are the best-known and largest caves in the entire Bahamian chain of islands, the "Village Caves". These caves have several mouths. When they were worked for guano manure in the 1880s clear evidence of Lucayan habitation was unearthed. The artifacts included two wooden stools and some crude bedsteads made of forked sticks and boughs. The Conch Bar Caves are of great beauty, easy to enter and must have been excellent shelters and dwellings, as it is no rare occurrence to find small fresh water lakes in them.