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Size:

238 square miles

Population:

160,000

Capital:

Castries

Political Status:

Independent nation and member of British Commonwealth

Language:

English and local dialect known as Patois

Currency:

Eastern Caribbean Dollar - US Dollar is used widely Exchange rate US $1.00 to EC $2.67  Euro $1.00 to EC $3.20

Climate:

70-77 degrees in winter; 80-88 degrees in summer

Electricity:

Current runs at 220 volts/50cycles with three prong outlets (Adapter and converter plug is recommended)

Time Zone:

Telecommunications:

Atlantic Standard Time year-round

 Cable & Wireless, Digicel and AT&T Wireless

St. Lucia's has the perfect blend of  English and French heritage mixed into the potpourri of African, Indian and Spanish. English is the official language. The people also speak a French Patois.  St. Lucia is located midway down the Eastern Caribbean chain, one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, between Martinique and St. Vincent, and north of Barbados. The Atlantic Ocean lies on its eastern shore, the west coast lies on the Caribbean Sea. St. Lucia is 27 miles long and 14 miles wide. The climate is subtropical, with temperatures ranging from the mid-sixties to the mid-eighties. During the hottest time of the year, from June through August, temperatures can reach the mid-nineties. The atmosphere pretty cool though by the constant trade winds. Summers are usually warm and wet, while winters are quite dry.

St. Lucia is for those seeking tranquillity, beauty, adventure, authentic Caribbean pleasure and enrichment, Discover and Experience St. Lucia. The unspoilt, easy going and uncomplicated adventure of the unfamiliar, the freshness of the unspoiled and the stimulation of the exotic. St. Lucia is becoming one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Caribbean.

St. Lucia also known as the "Helen of the West" reflecting an exciting history, an island ideal for pleasure and adventure seekers. St. Lucia is fast becoming one of the most popular tourists spots however it is also one of few islands left in the Caribbean that is unspoilt, stimulating, inviting, maintains its own unique identity and culture and the preservation of the island's incredible natural beauty make it the perfect Getaway. Set among this natural backdrop are hidden coves, honey colored beaches and sparkling reefs that attract the sun seekers, divers, sports fishermen and romantic couples. Travellers are attracted to its black and gold sand beaches, tumbling waterfalls, rain forests, lush, mist covered mountains crisscrossed by rivers, drive in volcano and world famous twin peaks of the Pitons .

 

Annual Calendar of Events

JAN

New Years Day : ASSOU SKWE (on the square)

The St. Lucia Regatta
 For more information visit www.slucia.com/regatta"

FEB

22: Independence Day

Lions Club Independence Charity Tournament:

MAR

Festival of Comedy

 

APRIL

14th Good Friday

17th Easter

International Earth Day

MAY

   Labour Day

 
Playing Jazz 4th - 13th - J
azz Festival: 

 

JUNE

5th - Whit Monday

St. Lucia Golf Open

15th - Corpus Christi

JULY

17th - 18th Carnival
Carnival Celebrations

 

Fisherman's Feast

AUGUST

1st Monday - Emancipation Day.

3rd Week - Market Vendors Day ( Fet Wivandez).

30th - Festival of La Rose

SEPT

St. Lucia Bill Fishing Tournament:

 

 

OCT

2nd - Thanksgiving day

17th - Flower Festival of La Marguerite

Jeunen Kweyol (Creole Day)
Bursting Bamboo Trunks

NOV

22nd -  St. Cecilia's Day
 

 

 

 

DEC

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

13th - National Day

25th - Christmas

26th - Boxing day

 

 

 

St. Lucian Websites

www.absolucian.com: A 100% St. Lucian site that brings St. Lucian's and people interested in St. Lucia closer together at home and abroad.

www.sluonestop.com: This site was established as a "one stop shop" to keep St. Lucians and visitors informed about happenings in St. Lucia.

www.slaspa.com: The official site for the St Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority.

www.stats.gov.lc: The official web site of the Government Statistics Department of St. Lucia.

www.slucia.com/visions: The official publication of the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association.

www.stlucia.gov.lc: The official web site of the Government of St. Lucia.

www.stluciaorg.com: St. Lucia Tourist Board official website

www.education.gov.lc: The St. Lucia Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports.

www.stluciachamber.org: The official site of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. 

www.luciancarnival.com: The St. Lucia Carnival official website 

www.lucianvibes.com: All about events in St. Lucia 

www.caribbeanhotfm.com: St. Lucia's hottest new radio station

www.stluciatravel.net: The official site of Sightseeing in St. Lucia

 www.slusearch.com/news: Official news site for St. Lucia

www.stluciajazz.com: The official website of St. Lucia jazz

 

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