Thursday 18th December, 2014. Antigua, British Leeward Islands, West Indies A 'beach with an island in the middle' is a great way to describe this island. Antigua and its little sisters Barbuda and Redonda are the most developed of the 4 British Leeward Islands. Antigua is the largest and is roughly circular in shape and about 12 miles in diameter and has more than 350 spectacular beaches with gleaming pink-white sand backed by gently waving palms. Rainfall is low which accounts for the fact that there are no rivers. The original inhabitants around 4,000 years ago disappeared mysteriously, leaving the island uninhabited for nearly 10 centuries. By the time Christopher Columbus (CC) arrived on his second voyage in the late 15th century, the Arawak Indians were in residence, followed closely by the Caribs. Antigua was 'discovered'
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