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Mamora Bay Mamora Bay is a pretty bay located in the south west corner of Antigua in the parish of St Paul. The bay features a wonderful white sandy beach protected by the gently sloping hills around, which are dry and sparsely vegetated. Formed over a ridge of rocks, the bay is surrounded by cascading mountains and white sandy beaches. Situated in Antigua’s parish St. Paul, the population of this quaint bay has not been clearly defined; however, the population of St. Paul is about 7,900 residents. Mamora Bay, much like the rest of Antigua, enjoys a tropical climate. With wet and dry seasons, typical of such a climate, there’s plenty of sunshine all year round. The dry season extends from December to May, and the wet season from June to November. Hurricanes occur occasionally in this area; the peak season being late August to early November. Mamora Bay is home to an important Indian village. With a unique style of pottery, exclusive to this region, Mamora Bay has a rich cultural history. |
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Three and half miles north-east of Codrington Village is Darby Cave, a spectacular sink hole in the middle of the bush. It is well worth a visit to see the huge deep hole suddenly appear in front of you and wonder how it got there! The tops of tall palm trees are suddenly at eye level. Darby Sink Hole is over 100 metres in diameter and around 70 feet deep. One side of the hole has been greatly undercut and stalagmites up to 8 feet high have formed under the overhang. The vegetation resembles a mini rainforest with palms, ferns, and lianas. A local guide is essential for this trip. |
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Great Bird Island Great Bird Island is a tiny islet lying 3km/1.9mi north-east of Antigua. Apart from many rare species of birds found on the island it houses the world's population of the Antiguan racer snake. Rare lizards, brown pelicans, West Indian whistling ducks and red-billed tropic birds are other endangered creatures who make the island home. |
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At the north-eastern point of Antigua there is a remote wild area known as Indian Town Point. Why it was named thus, is unknown as to date no Indian archaeological remains have been found on this peninsula. The area was legally constituted a National Park in the 1950's. Within the park there is a remarkable example of sea-water erosion. Geological, Devil's Bridge is a natural arch carved by the sea from soft and hard limestone ledges of the Antigua formation, a geological division of the flat north-eastern part of Antigua. A bridge was created when a soft part of the limestone eroded away by action of Atlantic breakers over countless centuries. Sammy Smith, a 104 year old Antiguan patriot had the answer. Here is a quote from his memoirs "To shoot Hard Labour". "On the east coast of the island is the famous Devil's Bridge. Devil's Bridge was call so because a lot of slaves from the neighboring estates use to go there and throw themselves overboard. That was an area of mass suicide, so people use to say the Devil have to be there. The waters around Devil's Bridge is always rough and anyone fall over the bridge never come out alive". |
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