Forbes Barbados may be only around 21 miles long and 14 miles wide, but this island is 166 square miles of beauty and culture. It’s east of the Caribbean Sea in the western Atlantic Ocean, and its highest point, Mount Hillaby, serves as a lookout with stunning views. Adventurous travelers will revel in exploring the island’s deep caverns, lush primate-filled forests, pristine, white-sand beaches and rocky cliffs.
I hate to look at the Barbados tourists site that give the history of Barbados.The ones that talk of Columbus discovering these islands and the other foolish tales that the Bob Marley and Burning Spear called 'mis-education'.I agree with them as a matter of fact Burning Spear referred to Christopher Columbus as a 'damn blasted liar'.Thank god for Rastafari. One of the funniest stories is the one of the bearded fig tree and the name Los Barbados which was supposed to mean 'the bearded one'. In the words of Gary Cole from the book reflections; The Colonization of Barbados is one of the darkest events and evil stories of modern history.Four centuries ago,Spanish and Portuguese slavers started to kidnap,kill and drive out the thousands of peaceful Indians found on the island the Indians called Ichirouganaim.The exact location of the island was a carefully kept secret but Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and sailors knew the island as the barbarous island,"Los B
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