This undated photo provided by The St. Maarten/St. Martin Tourism Bureaus shows people relaxing and swimming on Oyster Beach on the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean. Beaches like these draw a million people a year to the island.
This undated photo provided by The St. Maarten/St. Martin Tourism Bureaus shows an Air France jet flying above Maho beach on the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean. The island has a French side and a Dutch side, each exhibiting different culture and goods.
Palm trees are silhouetted by a sunset on Nettle Bay on the Caribbean island of St. Martin in February of 2006.
The sun sets on Simpson Bay, on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, April 9, 2001.
People relax and swim on Oyster Beach on the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean.
Vendors display various fruits, vegetables and spices on the island of St. Martin in the northeast Caribbean.
Homes are shown in the hills outside the town of Marigot on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, in February of 2006.
The main towns are Philipsburg (Dutch side) and Marigot (French side). The island has approximately a total resident population of 85,000. The official population on the Dutch side is 50,000 while on the French side this is 35,000. In addition, there is an average of 1,000,000 tourist visitors per year.