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Mamiku
Mamiku is on the island of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...; it is located on the eastern coast, near Mon Repos. The Mamiku Estate and Mamiku Gardens is an estate and botanical gardens. It was formerly a sugar plantation and is now a banana plantation. References *Louise Shingleton-Smith. Mamiku: The Tale of an Eighteenth - Century Sugar Plantation in St. Lucia. Mamiku Gardens. Castries, Saint Lucia. 2001. *Patricia J Fay. "Pottery on the Plantation: The Mamiku Estate". Creole Clay: Heritage Ceramics in the Contemporary Caribbean. University Press of Florida. 2017. Page109to 113. See also page 98. *Karl Luntta. "Mamiku Gardens". The Rough Guide to St Lucia. Rough Guides. 2003. Page129and 130. *Don Philpott. St Lucia. (Landmark Visitors Guide). 2003. Page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Repos, Saint Lucia
Mon Repos is a village on the island nation of Saint Lucia. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Saint Lucia, near Praslin, Micoud District. It contains many communities including Lumbard, Mamiku, La Pointe (including Paris Drive, Phiadel, Morne Bois-Den), Patience, Collie Town (Knockay Avenue), St. Marie, Vietnam, Malgretoute, Ryon, Piton. Local sites The village is the commercial center for these areas; housing a credit union, gas station, grocery and variety store, restaurants, a primary school, the St. Ann's Catholic Church and the Seventh Day Adventist Church which also has a primary school. There are three primary schools in the village of Mon Repos. Namely Mon Repos (Roman Catholic) Combined School located in the village itself. The Patience Combined School which can be found en route to the Vietnam community and the SDA primary school, also located in the Mon repos village. It also has provision of two day care centres and Pre Schools. The highly popular Smith's Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian peoples. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of with an estimated population of over 180,000 people as of 2022. The national capital is the city of Castries. The first proven inhabitants of the island, the Arawaks, are believed to have first settled in AD 200–400. Around 800 AD, the island would be taken over by the Kalinago. The French were the first Europeans to settle on the island, and they signed a treaty with the native Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island in 1663. In ensuing years, England and France fought 14 times for control of the island, and the rule of the is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |