Archive for March, 2009

History of Antigua and Barbuda

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The country of Antigua and Barbuda is made of two main islands, Antigua and Barbuda, located about 25 miles from each other. Barbuda is a low, flat island that is 62 square miles big, with a population of about 1250. Antigua is hilly, 108 square miles big, and home to 72,000 people. Antigua also has several little satellite islands surrounding it very close to the mainland.

Remains have been found on Antigua that indicate that a hunting/gathering Amerindian people group inhabited the islands prior to the Arawaks. These remains include tools made of shell and stone that are quite different than the typical Arawak tools. Once again, we get conflicting information on (more…)

Welcome to Barbuda Island, Antigua & Barbuda

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Exploring Grande Terre

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Thoughts About Guadeloupe

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Exploring Downtown Point a Pitre and Enjoying Guadeloupe’s Unique Cuisine

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009