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Turn inland along the river for a detour up the Layou Valley. This area was flooded in 1997 when an enormous landslide dumped tons of dirt from the island s interior into the river forming dirt barriers. When the lower two dams burst, the valley flooded and the upper dam created a large pool. Ask at the Layou River Hotel ( 767-449-6081) for directions to hiking trails and scenic secondary roads in the area. The area is incredibly lovely with lush vegetation.

Sometime around 1000 AD, groups of South American warriors invaded and overpowered the Arawaks. These people, whom we now call Caribs, built villages controlled by chiefs and obtained food by hunting and fishing. In their native language, they called their new home Wai tukubuli, which meant tall is her body, and referred to the island s towering mountains that jut steeply out of the ocean.

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