The Amazing St. Lucia

Jessie C

2/10/2017

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Did you know that St. Lucia is a high island? Well it is, It is a high island because it has no minerals on it. Yet it has no minerals there, it has very good soil to plant in. You could also say that the island is arable, which means it is good for planting crops on. On the island it also has the Pitons. They are named Gros Piton and Petit Piton. They are twin volcanic peaks that rise from the sea, another example that St. Lucia is a high island. These are all examples of what makes St. lucia the high island it is and what makes it unique.

The group of Native Americans that first lived in St. Lucia were the Arawaks who were known to be very peaceful. They were also believed to come from northern South America around two hundred-four hundred AD. Then around eight hundred AD the more aggressive Caribs came. When they came to the island they claimed it and killed their men. While killing their men they assimilating their women. The French were known as the first European settlers. But the Arawaks were the first to live on the island and the ones who discovered it. Now St. Lucia is very beautiful while many people live there and tour the island.

St. Lucia has many cool and interesting facts about itself. One fact is that it is located in the Caribbean Sea, it is part of the Lesser Antilles, and its total area is 616 sq km. Castries is also the capital city of St. Lucia, it is located in a flood gut region. Another cool thing about St. Lucia is that the national bird is the St. Lucia Parrot or Jacquot, yet it is only native to St. Lucia. Also, the driving rules in St. Lucia officially state that the road should be approached from the left hand side. St. Lucia has only had a team with six people in Atlanta before, in 1996. While St. Lucia only has a population of only about 176000 people, St. Lucians have won themselves two nobel prizes. The people that have won the prizes are Arthur Lewis who got the prize for economics and Derek Walcott who got his prize for literature. As you can tell St. Lucia is a very fascinating island.

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