Barbados
Americas · Untouched
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Population
- 268K
- Area
- 430 km²
About Barbados
Barbados sits farther east than any other Caribbean island, alone in the Atlantic beyond the main island chain of the Americas. Bridgetown, the capital, preserves a UNESCO-listed colonial garrison, and the island's long sugar heritage lives on in rum distilleries counted among the world's oldest. Cricket, flying fish, and gentle green hills complete the picture of this famously welcoming island.
- Unlike most of its volcanic neighbors, Barbados is built largely of coral limestone, leaving the island honeycombed with caves.
- The trident on Barbados's flag has a deliberately broken shaft, symbolizing the country's break from its colonial past.
- The grapefruit originated in Barbados as an accidental cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo, first recorded there as the 'forbidden fruit.'
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