Indipendent State of Commonwealth, it was discovered by Christopher Colombus on Sunday November 3rd 1493, but the great sailor was just able to circumnavigate it, because its coast was covered with a very tangled forest which didn’t allowed to go inside.

French and English disputed for its control but, since natives made a hard resistance, they decided to join forces to face them.

At the end, the island went under control of the Great Britain, in exchange for the payment of a hgh quantity of money; though the French presence is still visible in the local toponymy..

The descendants of the ancient Caribbean inhabitants are now only about a thousand and many are half-cast.

In spite of the roughness of the territory, traditional cultivations of the West Indies have been realized for long time.

Tourism is still little developed, due to the absence of an international airport, but, at the same time, this is maybe a good thing because here nature is still virgin and uncontaminated.

The capital is Roseau with its original houses with decorated verandas and a colourful market.

In the National Park there are imposing falls, a vulcanic lake with very hot waters (Boiling Lake).

In the forests, natives obtain from the rubber plants the material to create their canoes.

Here still live almost extinguished species of birds, like the imperial parrot, which has become the national emblem.

Beware of the "boat boys" who are very insistent in proposing excursions along the Indian River!