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The Original Official Site of the St. Lucia Tourist
Board
St.
Lucia is the sort of island that travellers to the Caribbean dream
about--a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown. One of
the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located midway down the
Eastern Caribbean chain, between Martinique and St. Vincent, and north of
Barbados. St. Lucia is only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide, with a shape
that is said to resemble either a mango or an avocado (depending on your
taste). The Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, while the beaches of
the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea.
In
natural beauty, St. Lucia seems like an island plucked from the South
Pacific and set down in the Caribbean. Its dramatic twin coastal peaks,
the Pitons, soar 2,000 feet up from the sea, sheltering magnificent
rain forests where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise
flourish. Brilliantly-plumed tropical birds abound, including endangered
species like the indigenous St. Lucia parrot. The rainforest is broken
only by verdant fields and orchards of banana, coconut, mango, and papaya
trees.
St. Lucia has been inhabited since long
before colonial times, and its cultural
treasures are a fascinating melange of its rich past and its many
different traditions. The island's people have earned a well-deserved
reputation for their warmth and charm, and the island itself is dotted
with aged fortresses, small villages, and open-air markets.
There is a broad array of exciting and
exotic activities available on St. Lucia. The
island's steep coastlines and lovely reefs offer excellent snorkeling and
scuba diving. The rainforest preserves of St. Lucia's mountainous interior
are one of the Caribbean's finest locales for hiking and birdwatching. Of
course, the island also possesses excellent facilities for golf, tennis,
sailing, and a host of other leisure pursuits. Not to be missed is St.
Lucia's Soufriere volcano, the world's only drive-in volcanic crater.
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St. Lucia Tourist Board Offices:
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Saint
Lucia
Saint Lucia Tourist Board
P O Box 221
Top floor
Sure Line Building
Vide Bouteille
Castries
Saint Lucia
Tel (758) 452 4094/5968
Fax (758) 453 1121
Email slutour@candw.lc
Director: Mr Hilary Modeste
Deputy Director: Mrs Maria Fowell
USA
Saint Lucia Tourist Board
820 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel (212) 867 2950
Fax (212) 867 2795
Toll free 1-800-4ST LUCIA
1-800-456-3984
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Canada
Saint Lucia Tourist Board
8 King St East
Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario M5C 1B5
Canada
Toll Free: 1-800 869 0377
Tel (416) 362 4242
Fax (416) 362 7832
UK
Saint Lucia Tourist Board
421a Finchley Road
London, NW3 6HJ
England
Tel 207 431 3675
Fax 207 431 7920
Germany
P.O. Box 1525
61366 Friedrichsdorf
Tel: 011-49-6172-778013
Fax: 011-49-6172-778033
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