The first trees to be planted

Island Tour - Part 2

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June 17th 2017
Continuing our journey around the island we came to the highlight of the day Huntes Garden ! In the Parish of St. Joseph. It took the owner & creator, Anthony Hunte 2 years to create this wonderful garden which even today is still having additions made.The gardens used to form part of a sugar plantation; Anthony purchased 10 acres of the plantation in 1990 and the gardens are around 2 acres & bui ... 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