We have no record of the impressions of the Arawakan-speaking Igneri who had arrived another thousand year earlier, nor of the Ortoiroids who were visitors even more distant in times. From Nicolo Syllacio, chronicler of Christopher Columbus second voyage to the Indies, we get the first written description of the island. Dominca is situated at the northern end of the Winward Chain of the Lesser Antilles. It is the largest of this island grouping, lying between the two French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Ruggedly beautiful and volcanic in origin, Dominica's narrow coastal shelves, towering green mountains covered in dense tropical forests, deep valleys and countless streams provide magnificient scenic views.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the island's economy, with bananas being the main crop.
Dominica is perhaps the most naturally beautiful and different of all the Caribbean destinations. Dominated by towering mountains and primordial rain forests, crisscrossed by rivers and waterfalls, Dominica offers 'a once in a lifetime' opportunity to experience the last spots on earth, where nature,so unchanged and unspoiled, flourishes in abundance. Our ladies are naturally beautiful and the creativity here, you just can't match. Among the reptiles there is the common zandoli, and in the scrub forest the much larger, blue dotted abolo lizard. At night, the ugly Gecko lizards go on the prowl for insects.