With only about 40,000 residents, Freeport/Lucaya's many roads often lead to nowhere, through undeveloped bush and grandly named but still-deserted subdivisions awaiting development. Even in the commercial centre of Freeport, the port-authority headquarters, banks and apartment complexes - large colonial confections in pink, blue and yellow - manage to poke out above the treetops, but are still separated by significant remaining stands of pine forest . A utilitarian town with no organic centre or street life - everyone lives in the suburbs - it's not a good place for strolling or sightseeing, though easy enough to navigate on foot for visiting shops and restaurants.
Freeport's main commercial district is centred on The Mall , located between Ranfurly Circus - named for a British royal governor who supported the city's development in the 1950s - and Churchill Square , about ten blocks north. Surrounding the city centre, The Mall is bound on one side by West Mall Drive, and on the other by East Mall Drive , where most of the hotels and restaurants are located. Tourist activity is focused on the south end of East Mall Drive , around Ranfurly Circus and the International Bazaar , a faded warren of tacky shops and cafes marked by red Japanese-style Torii gates. In addition to several serviceable but uninspired restaurants, a straw market and assorted souvenir stands, there are duty-free shops selling jewellery, perfume, Cuban cigars, rum, resort wear and crystal. Hotels in Lucaya Island |
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