The Caribeanis thGeographic region that includes mainland Central America andpart of Northern South America (basically the Caribbean Sea basin)as well as the better known island nations stretching from Cuba inthe North to Trinidad, Aruba, Bonaireand Curacao n the South.The West Indies is a more Historic region made up of the islandsdiscovered by Columbus. These includenot only the island nations of the Caribbean Sea itself, butalso the islands of the Bahamas (which are Atlantic) and the nationof Guyana on the Northern South American mainland.