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The St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association lists members on their web site and offers a toll-free central reservation number, 888-744-2772. If you find yourself without accommodations after you arrive on the island, contact the association for assistance,

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The national plant of St. Lucia is the very fragrant pink cabbage rose. The national tree is the calabash. desmoines airport On Dominica, the national flower is the bwa kawib or carib wood.It grows wild in dry coastal areas, and bright red flowers bloom along its branches. Orchids, African tulip trees, ferns, hibiscus and bird-of-paradise are cultivated in gardens and grow wild throughout the islands. Even drier land supports colorful bushes such as oleanders, and a variety of fruit trees grow along the roadways. Much of the local diet is based on the abundant supply desmoines airport of mangos, bananas, papayas, soursops, passion- fruit, guavas and coconuts.