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Liming in Barbados

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February 10th 2014
Barbados in February. Sunshine and warm winds - its about 28C. Occasional showers of light, warm, rain. Hummingbirds visiting the tropical flowers in the garden while we breakfast on our verandah. At only 21 miles by 14, Barbados is just a big coral island, unusual in the Caribbean where most islands are volcanic. So no mountains, just a hilly ridge. The island's coast is a succession of sa ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Saint Peter

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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