Interesting Facts about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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13 curious facts about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

• The Caribs, who lived in St. Vincent before its colonization, called the island Yurumein, which means “the beauty of the rainbows in the valleys.” Another Carib name for the island is Hairoun, meaning “and of the blessed.”
• Radiocarbon evidence suggests that eruptions of La Soufrière occurred as early as 160 A.D. The volcano's repeated activity has created “dry rivers” such as the Wallibou and Rabacca. These rivers were so choked with volcanic matter that they were driven underground, although the riverbeds remain.
• The descendants of people deported from St. Vincent by the English, known as the Garifuna, still live in Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and other areas of Central America, where they maintain a distinct cultural identity.
• Ferries, supply boats and airplanes run daily between St. Vincent and the larger Grenadine islands. Some of the Grenadines depend on supply boats for almost everything except supplies of fish.