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The Seven Islands of Grenada

Welcome to Grenada! 

Grenada is actually made up of a cluster of seven islands with the largest one being the mainland.
Here the official language is English but it's not uncommon to hear a bit of French here and there due to the British and French history.

Visual overview of Grenada




Unique features 

Underwater Sculpture Park of Grenada

Grenada has an underwater attraction which consists of clusters of sculptures that only appear to be ancient! In reality, they were constructed the very recent year of 2006 by the artist Jason deCaires Taylor.
The most discussed among the sculptures is this one pictured above, of children holding hands in a circle.
This attraction can be accessed via scuba diving.
There are 75 statues in total which are bolted down to the seafloor to stay in place.
The construction of this attraction was intended to help protect and reconstruct the reefs of Grenada following the damage that occurred. 

Grenada's Rain Forest

The islands of Grenada were formed from volcanic activity resulting in fertile soil. Along with the tropical temperature, this rich soil supports biodiversity. This biodiversity, volcanic soil, and humid temperature give fruit to Grenada's rain forest

References

Pace, Sue A. "A SOCIOLINGUISTIC CONSIDERATION OF ENGLISH SPOKEN IN GRENADA, BRITISH WEST INDIES." Sociolinguistic Studies in Language Contact: Methods and Cases 6 (1979): 265.
Reguero, Borja G., et al. "Coral reefs for coastal protection: A new methodological approach and engineering case study in Grenada." Journal of environmental management 210 (2018): 146-161.


Location: Grenada

Comments

  1. Camille LeconteOctober 30, 2020 at 5:06 AM

    Daniela, the sculptures you provided of those children were honestly breathtaking. I love how you included that into your blog. Thank you for introducing us to the beauty of Grenada.

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