Friday, October 18, 2019, Roseau, Dominica
ROSEAU, DOMINICA Called the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean," Dominica is celebrated for its mountainous rain forests and rare flora and fauna. Its compact capital of Roseau boasts a collection of French and English colonial architecture. The city's Botanical Gardens are rare in the Caribbean for their central urban location and the Roseau River is one of the largest waterways to meander through a capital in the region. Outside the city, the Caribbean of yesterday unfolds as the island's indigenous Kalinago people retained their rich culture even through centuries of colonialism. Nine volcanoes bring heat to the island's boiling lakes and sulfur springs. The island's centerpiece for nature lovers is Morne Trois Pitons National Park, named for its triple-peak mountain. Roseau i s the capital and largest city of Dominica , with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urba...