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St.Vincent
Known
by the Caribs as Hairoun (“Land of the Blessed”),
St. Vincent was first inhabited by the Ciboney, a grouping
of Meso-Indians. The economy of these hunter-gatherers depended
heavily on marine resources as well as the land. They used
basic tools and weapons and built rock shelters and semi permanent
villages. more...
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Aruba
As
far as can be concluded from historical records, the first
European to set foot on Aruba was Alonso de Ojeda. This Spanish
explorer landed on the Island in 1499. One of his first observations
was that the remains he found belonging to the first settlers
were considered to be larger than the average European of
that day. He remarked that he had come to "an Island
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Dominica
Dominica
has been inhabited by human beings for a long time - there
is evidence that the island was inhabited in at least 3100
BC. The first settlers were the Ortoroid people who set out
from the South American mainland and gradually spread northwards
through the Caribbean island chain. more... |
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St.Lucia
Since 1979 St Lucia has been a stable independent democracy
within the British Commonwealth. But after a few days on the
island you'll discover influences and nuances hinting at its
colourful past.
St
Lucia was first inhabited by the peaceful Arawak Indians,
but they were conquered by their old enemies, the fierce Caribs.
Columbus navigator was the first European to discover St Lucia
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St.Kitts
St.
Kitts and Nevis, like no other islands in the Caribbean, seem
to embody a kind of lush tropical paradise usually associated
with the South Pacific. The atmosphere here is palpably luxuriant,
an intoxicating blend of sunlight, sea air and fantastically
abundant vegetation. At the center of St. Kitts stands the
spectacular, cloud-fringed peak of Mount Liamuiga (pronounced
Lee-a-mweega), a dormant volcano covered by dense tropical
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Anguilla
The name Anguilla, meaning ‘eel’, was given to the
island by the Spanish, because of the island’s eel-like
shape. It was the British, however, who first settled on Anguilla
in the 17th century; the island was administered in conjunction
with the Leeward Islands. During the early part of the 19th
century, Anguilla was incorporated into St Kitts and Nevis,
despite opposition from the islanders. more... |
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St.Thomas
St. Thomas Virgin Islands' distinction of having remained under
British rule from its first settlement in 1627 to its Independence
on November 30, 1966, profoundly affected the culture. Because
of this unbroken dominion, the stoic British influence courses
through every day life and the infrastructure of St. Thomas
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Bermuda
Think Bermuda and images of tidy pastel cottages, pink-sand
beaches and quintessential British traditions like cricket matches
and afternoon tea spring to mind, plus of course those professional
gents going about their business in jackets, ties and Bermuda
shorts, as if they forgot to put their pants on. For once the
stereotype matches up to reality, though you may be somewhat
disoriented if you mistakenly thought Bermuda was somewhere
in the Caribbean. The island is, in fact, situated in the western
Atlantic Ocean, nearly 600 nautical miles off the coast of North
Carolina. more... |
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St.Maarten
/ St.Martin...
This 37 square mile island contains two countries,
French St Martin and Dutch St Maarten and although both sides
speak English and accept US dollars, they still retain a lot
of their European origins with great Dutch and French cheeses,
fine French restaurants, Indonesian rijstafels brought by the
Dutch, a European indifference more... |
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