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remainder of Star Flyer trip and arrival in Barbados

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November 10th 2014
After leaving Santa Cruz our last stop was in Las Palmas, where I spent the day looking at a flea market, the town and then to the world heritage old town on top of the mountain which was reached by a light rail tramway. Lots of lovely gardens, houses and little cafes. If I could have packed another suitcase with lots of goodies from the flea market which had everything possible to be sold. The ... 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