Interesting facts about Grenada

Grenada is a small island in the Caribbean Sea. Rest there is still exotic for us, accustomed to the resorts of Turkey and Egypt. Little crowded beaches , warm sea, coral reefs - that's what awaits vacationers in hospitable Grenada. But in addition to these traditional attributes of recreation at sea, there are many more interesting things.

6 interesting facts about Grenada

So, let's find out what is interesting about the island of Grenada :

1. The name of the island was formed and changed long enough before to appear in the form in which we know it today. Initially, before the Europeans came here, it was inhabited by the Chiboni, Arawaka and Caribe Indians - then the future Grenada was called Cameron. And already the European conquerors, by the way, almost completely exterminated the indigenous population, called this place La Granada (in honor of the Spanish province, but in the French manner), and with the arrival of the English authorities this word was transformed into Grenada.
2. Grenada is also often called Spice Island, as their growing and exporting is one of the main directions of the local economy along with tourism and offshore banking. In Grenada, you can profitably buy cocoa, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and other spices. A stylized image of nutmeg is even present on the national flag of the country!
3. Arriving on the island, you will see that there are no high-rise buildings here at all. The fact is that building them in Grenada is prohibited at the legislative level. The height of private houses and office buildings is limited by the tops of palms. Moreover, wood can also not be used as a building material. The reason for such prohibitions is the sad past of the island's capital: in the 18th century St. George's was destroyed three times by terrible fires.
4. Unlike many coral islands of the Caribbean, Grenada is of volcanic origin. The center of the island towers the mountains, while the coast has a flat terrain. The highest point of Grenada is Mount St. Catherine, which rises above sea level at 840 m. The island has picturesque mountain lakes and several hot springs.
5. Diving is one of the most popular entertainment in Grenada. And it's not for nothing that tourists go here to dive with scuba diving or just do snorkeling, because on the island of Grenada there is a unique park of underwater sculptures. It represents numerous sculptures of people made of concrete and lowered to the bottom of Molinière Bay. Models for these sculptures were the usual inhabitants of the island. They sit, stand, ride a bicycle, work for a typewriter, etc. Of particular interest are statues of toddlers of different nationalities - this sculpture is loved by tourists the most. You can also admire this unusual park from a bathyscaphe boat with a transparent bottom.
6. Tourists like the island of Grenada also for the fact that people here are friendly and hospitable. 82% of the local population are representatives of the Negroid race, the remaining 18% includes mulattoes, whites, Indians and indigenous Indians, of whom there are very few. At the same time the population of the island, despite the high birth rate, is practically not increasing because of the high flow of emigrants.