Hike to the Source

Nevis

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October 3rd 2007
It has been a busy few days on Nevis since we arrived on Sunday evening. The Island was first settled by Indians way back around 100BC, some of whom were thought to be cannibals, or so I have been told! The name comes from a visit by the explorer Christopher Columbus; the day he arrived he must have been suffering slightly from the heat, because despite the sweltering temperatures and humidity ( ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Saint Kitts & Nevis

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First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote ... ... read more