Sunday, April 20, 2014

Homeland of the Kalinago people

The Kalinago homeland is abundant in forest scenery. In my opinion from looking at the pictures it seems that located in the Carib Territory there is one of the most exotic looking places that I have ever seen. This place is always one of there most popular tourist sights. It is called The Horse Back Ridge. This is the ideal spot to see the general development and sights of the Carib Territory and the Dominica. These sights would include housing, agriculture, as well as the breath taking view points of the Concorde Valley and the neighboring French islands of Guadeloupe, Marie Gallante, and Martinique. There is a series of mountains that stretch out in the center of the Dominica from Morne Diablotin to Morne Trois Piton can also be seen from this Carib Territory highpoint. Horse Back Ridge

Another one of there beautifully crafted landmarks/tourist sights would be the Church in Salybia. It has creative and intricate paintings on both the outer and the inner walls of the church. Among them is one that portrays Christopher Columbus and his fleet on the Atlantic Ocean. It shows them passing through on his second voyage in 1493. "The design of the structure is also in accordance with the design of the traditional Carib Karbet (http://www.kalinagobaranaaute.com/features/salybia_church/index.php). As if the intricate designs on the church walls wasn't enough the alter inside the church was crafted into the shape of the traditional Kalinago canoe.
 Salybia Church

The Isulukati Waterfall is a unique place that visitors go when they desire to relax and swim under a beautiful waterfall. It is located within the Kalinago Barana AutĂȘ which is part of the Carib territory. The Isulukati Waterfall drops into an all natural swimming pool called the "Basin Bleau" (http://www.kalinagobaranaaute.com/features/isulukati/index.php). This is located at the mouth of the Crayfish River. The Crayfish River got its name from the fact that it used to be a habitat for many crayfish and schools of other fishes as well.
Isulukati Waterfall

The last tourist place and one of the prettiest places in my opinion would be the L'Escalier Tete Chien. It is a natural staircase coming from the Atlantic Ocean. According to Kalinago legends, the path is believed to have been a result from an enormous boa constrictor that emerged from the ocean waters. It is located in the hamlet of Sineku in the Carib Territory. Sineku is the the most southern hamlet in their territory.
L Escalier Tete Chien

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