Country Crossword: The Greater Antilles

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Across
  1. 5. Capital of Puerto Rico.
  2. 6. Capital of the Dominican Republic.
  3. 11. Cuba's most famous old city square.
  4. 15. Valley in Western Cuba known for its karst formations and mogotes.
  5. 16. A former physician who proclaimed himself president-for-life of Haiti and used death squads to murder political opposition until his death in 1971.
  6. 18. Puerto Rican fort built from 1539 to 1790, and serving all the way to WWII.
  7. 19. Dive spot known for its shafts that create light shows in its caves; home to barracudas, tarpon, and parrotfish.
  8. 23. First president of Haiti.
  9. 26. Islands owned by the UK.
  10. 27. During the Harlem Renaissance, this Jamaican-born poet wrote "If We Must Die" in response to racial violence following WWI.
  11. 29. Famous promenade in Cuba's capital.
  12. 31. Battleship whose sinking caused the Spanish-American War.
  13. 32. Capital of Cuba.
  14. 33. Oldest fort in the Americas.
  15. 35. Cuban town that shares its name with another Caribbean country.
  16. 37. He proclaimed himself "Henry I" of Haiti, and while he did boost the nation's economy, he also used forced labor to do so.
  17. 39. 200 km island chain north of Cuba.
  18. 40. Rainforest considered sacred to Puerto Rico's inhabitants.
  19. 41. Failed US invasion of Cuba in 1961.
Down
  1. 1. Range so named for the color of the fog that settles around it.
  2. 2. Sandbar home to flat, friendly cartilagenous fish.
  3. 3. Writer who was instrumental in the Dominican Republic's fight for independence from Haiti.
  4. 4. Indigenous group that lived in Hispaniola.
  5. 7. In Bioluminescent Bay, these single-celled organisms glow a rich blue when disturbed.
  6. 8. Jamaica's most famous music genre.
  7. 9. This waterfall's name translates to "The Lemon."
  8. 10. Largest Spanish-built fort in the Americas.
  9. 11. Capital of Haiti.
  10. 12. Dictator of the Dominican Republic.
  11. 13. Last major battle of the Haitian Revolution
  12. 14. Island chain owned by the United States.
  13. 17. Author of "The Old Man and the Sea."
  14. 20. Very unhealthy main export of Cuba.
  15. 21. Legendary Jamaican sprinter.
  16. 22. Leader of Haiti during the Haitian Revolution; he would also abolish slavery in the country.
  17. 24. Beach resort in the DR that faces both the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
  18. 25. Home of Puerto Rico's governors.
  19. 28. Long-lived president of Cuba after the revolution, known for his ties with the Soviet Union.
  20. 30. Cuba's third largest city which was deliberately designed to be difficult to navigate.
  21. 34. Probably the most famous Jamaican in the world; he sang "One Love" and was a staunch believer in Rastafarianism.
  22. 36. Capital of Jamaica.
  23. 38. Site where the Dominican Republic welcomed Jewish refugees that would eventually start a renowned dairy industry.
  24. 42. Ruined palace of Haiti's former monarchs.