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The islands became known as Bahama, from the Spanish baja mar, or shallow sea. Almost immediately, Europeans began enslaving the Lucayans. By the turn of the 16th century, they had almost been wiped out and a new source of cheap labor was needed. As early as 1503, the Portuguese were enslaving Africans and for several years they controlled the burgeoning thornhill broome campground industry. By 1520, however, white slave traders of assorted nationalities were going directly to the source.

Restaurant Price Scale $. less than $20 per person $$. $20-$50 per person $$$. $50+ per person Hotels are listed in order by rate, the least expensive first. Actual rates, when not quoted within the text, are shown at the back of the book in the At a Glance section.

New Providence, 30, 33, 47, 55-102, 67-78, 107, 182-183; accommodations, 20, 52, 55; beaches, 51; bike rentals, 37, 55, 62, 68-69; bird-watching, 76; fishing, 55; golf, 35; hiking, 55; history, 55-57; horseback riding, 38; map, 54; motorcycles, 62; package vacations, 58; parasailing, 38; population, 55; rental cars, 62; scuba diving, 55; shelling, 39, 55; shipwrecks, 86-89;