Freeport Lucaya

Freeport/Lucaya

Freeport/Lucaya is the second largest city in the Bahamas. It has a faster pace and modern atmosphere the old world atmosphere of Nassau. If you are into sports such as championship golf, tennis, scuba diving, or fishing you will find Freeport/Lucaya is a sportsman's paradise. In 1955 Freeport/Lucaya didn't even exist, but today it is a vacation fantasy come true on the beaches of Grand Bahamas. Freeport/Lucaya doesn't take up all of Grand Bahamas, which has been settled for years. The earlier settlements provide a rural setting to your stay. The edge of the island on the east end has nearly deserted beaches. The towns of the West End where once the hideout of the rumrunners during American's Prohibition still retain their old-style appeal. The parks of the island have remnants of the island's civilizations past, and the intrusion of pirates also long past. The history of the Grand Bahamas is hidden and shady.

The Grand Bahamas have emerald oceans, which is the most colorful of all the islands, and a landscape where you can find ultramodern resorts to deserted sands, which remain unchanged since the days of the pirates. The Grand Bahamas holds the key to every sort of vacation you could want. There are not many places where you can shop all day in a International Bazaar, explore one of the largest underwater caves, take a nature walk in search of flamingos, swim with dolphins or run into a shark all in one day. The deserted beaches of the East End you will want to take advantage of for a day of relaxation. The native Arawaks are the ones who invented the hammock the greatest relaxation.

The West End is rich in history of arm smuggler, rumrunners, salvagers of the ships wrecked on the shores caused by the dangerous reefs along the coast of Grand Bahamas. West End is a coastal village at the island's westernmost tips. It is about 60 miles from the U.S. Coast.

With the arrival of foreign investment the most recent being the recent arrival of the large Ginn Sur Mer project. This project is the creation of an American developer Bobby Ginn and the Ginn Company. The West End will soon surpass its previous days of glory.

Ginn Sur Mer will have plenty of golf courses, private homes, sunlit beaches and lots of ocean. Connecting it all will be the Grand Canal. Old Bahamas Bay features a waterfront residential community, spacious suites with a great view of the beach and an entry marina. In December of 2005, the Ginn Company obtained an extensive holding of 1,957 acres at the West End of the island. They are committed to developing a $3.7 billion world-class resort community. This community will feature 4,400 condominium and hotel units, centered around a 20-story tower, 1,800 single family residential homes, Two Signature golf courses and clubhouses, Two large marinas and a private airport with customs facilities, and a casino, water and swim pavilions, a beach club and spa.

The company has already spent well over $10 million as part of the preparation for the community project. About 2,000 construction employees will be needed during the time of the construction and on completion. About 4,000 jobs have been created for resort operations.