▁New ▁Prov idence ▁and ▁And ros ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Great ▁and ▁Little ▁Ab aco ▁Islands ▁and ▁Grand ▁Bah ama ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁were ▁reached . ▁Luc ay an ▁village ▁sites ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁on ▁May agu ana , ▁east ▁of ▁A ck l ins ▁Island , ▁and ▁Sam ana ▁C ay , ▁north ▁of ▁A ck l ins . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁village ▁sites ▁on ▁East , ▁Middle ▁and ▁North ▁Ca icos ▁and ▁on ▁Prov iden cial es , ▁in ▁the ▁Ca icos ▁Islands , ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁Ke eg an ▁attributes ▁to ▁a ▁later ▁settlement ▁wave ▁from ▁His p ani ola . ▁Population ▁density ▁in ▁the ▁southern - most ▁Bah am as ▁remained ▁lower , ▁probably ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁d rier ▁climate ▁there ▁( less ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁rain ▁a ▁year ▁on ▁Great ▁In agua ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Ca icos ▁Islands ▁and ▁only ▁slightly ▁higher ▁on ▁A ck l ins ▁and ▁Cro oked ▁Islands ▁and ▁May agu ana ). ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁Luc ay an ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁islands , ▁Gran berry ▁and ▁V es cel ius ▁argue ▁for ▁two ▁orig ins ▁of ▁colon ization ; ▁one ▁from ▁His p ani ola ▁to ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Ca icos ▁Islands ▁through ▁May agu ana ▁and ▁A ck l ins ▁and ▁Cro oked ▁Islands ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁and ▁Little ▁Ex uma ▁Islands , ▁and ▁another ▁from ▁Cuba ▁through ▁Great ▁In agua ▁Island , ▁Little ▁In agua ▁Island ▁and ▁R ag ged ▁Island ▁to ▁Long