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Dominica (a small, English-speaking, independent nation) is often mistaken for the Dominican Republic (a large, Spanish-speaking country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti). Dominica (dom-inEE-ka) is located luto english about midway down an island chain known as the Lesser Antilles, between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, while the Dominican Republic is located between Puerto Rico and Cuba, and is part of the Greater Antilles. European Settlement

Old Peg-Leg Le Clerc and his cohorts were joined on the island in 1600 when the Dutch military arrived and built a bastion at Vieux Fort on the far southern tip. Europeans didn t try to actually luto english colonize St. Lucia until a few years later, and even that was an accident. In 1605 a British ship called Olive Blossom, under the command of Captain Nicholas St. John, blew off course, and her 67 passengers came ashore to seek refuge. For some reason, the Caribs sold a parcel of land and a few huts to the English refugees, allowed them time to settle in, then turned inhospitable. Most of the new colonists were killed by their Indian hosts, and the rest were forced off the island in makeshift boats.

1999 the St. Lucian Cultural Development Foundation decided to move the island s biggest blow-out celebration to July, so that it wouldn t conflict with pre-Lenten festivals held on other Caribbean Islands.

Two of the finest natural pools on Dominica are at the bottom luto english of Trafalgar Falls. One is a small spa-like basin filled with hot sulfur luto english springs. The other is large enough for swimming. Getting to and into them is a slip-and-slide experience best attempted by the sure-footed. But, once you re in, you ll be reluctant to leave.