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About Dominica
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Dominica is an adventurers dream
known as Waitukubuli:
Tall is her body.
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Its majestic luxuriance of its knotted terrain and forested slopes
have captivated visitors for over five centuries. Dominica is
an island for travelers and adventurers rather than for those
who like their pleasures manicured and tamed.
As a visitor one participates in the life of the island and enjoys
its natural gifts of sea, river, and mountain as the islanders
do, whether by foot by bus or by car. In this way each new vista
becomes a personal discovery rather than a programmed slot on
a packaged itinerary.
November 3rd, 1493 Columbus first sighted Waitukubuli and
renamed it Dominica (not to be mistaken with Dominican Republic).
From his notes: Dominica is remarkable for the beauty of
its mountain and the amenity of its verdure and must be seen to
be believed.
Dominica is home to 365 rivers and numerous waterfalls. Everything
is too much here: too much blue, too much purple
the flowers
too red, the mountain being the tallest in all the group, the
rain most violent, and the ravines torn out by the torrents are
the wildest and the most magnificent. .. the air is clean and
transparent, the rainbows are graceful, vegetation is abundant.
If you ever thought of green as being a color that could dazzle
you, come see for yourself.
So many shades of green so many varieties of tone and texture
gracefully achieve such an effect of a magnificent patchwork.
For More Information about Dominica, visit a
virtual Dominica.com
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| Getting
to Dominica |
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The commonwealth of Dominica is part of the Windward Islands
chain and lies between the two French island Guadeloupe and
Martinique.
While there is no international airport in Dominica there are
daily connecting flights through Puerto Rico, Antigua, Barbados
and the other islands.
Two airports serve the island:
- Melville Hall in the northeast.
- Cane field near Roseau.
The connection most regularly used from the US is San Juan,
Puerto Rico via American Airlines and American Eagle, which
lands in Melville Hall.
A complementary pick up could be arranged from Canefield Airport.
Pickup and a tour from Melville Hall through the Carib Territory
and Emerald Pool is recommended while making your way down to
Cocoa Cottages.
Requirements to enter Dominica
* Visas: Not needed unless you are a citizen of one
of the Communist Bloc countries.
* Passports: A valid passport and a return ticket a
must.
* Identity card: For French nationals allows a visit
up to two weeks.
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| Where
is Cocoa Cottages? |
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Cocoa Cottages is located in the heart of the Roseau valley
on the one and only road to the famous Trafalgar Falls, the
hot water springs and the sulfur springs of Watten Waven.
- 10-minute drive from dramatic Titou gorge, Middleham Falls,
and the aerial tram.
- 15-minute drive down to town, Roseau, where you can get
a ride on one of the whale watching boats.
- 20 minutes to the natural wonder of Champaign and Scotts
Head for snorkeling and dive sites.
Dear Traveler,
Getting there is half the fun. Right?
So be patient, even though it seems like a long day of
travel, you have taken your shoes off and unbuckled you
belt a few times already
you will see
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coming to Dominica is a choice you will forever cherish. |
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Dominica boasts three National Parks, one of which is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, the only natural world heritage site
in the Eastern Caribbean. |
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