Flower Forest Barbados

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August 31st 2021
The Flower Forest is a tropical paradise located in the heart of the Barbados countryside! This botanical garden is home to a multitude of majestic palms, colourful shrubs and tropical flowers. Today I was able to virtually visit with http://www.heygo.com & Gina our guide. It is hard to imagine that it was once a sugar plantation as it resembles nothing of the sort today - a true conversion! ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Barbados

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The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production t... ... read more