from the fort

Roseau to Portsmouth

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February 17th 2011
Dominica was surprisingly enjoyable. Alexis, one of the PAYS organisation officials looked after us well, taking us up the Indian River and introducing us to Kenji who took us on a tour of the Island. We've been told repeatedly that if Christopher Columbus was to return to the Caribbean today, Dominica is the only island that he would recognise. The whole atmosphere of the place was very po ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominica » Portsmouth

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Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after... ... read more