Dominica

Dominica

Dominica is an island nation in the Caribbean sea largely covered by rainforest, and is home to the world’s second-largest hot spring, (Boiling Lake). Dominica has many waterfalls, springs, and rivers. The Calibishie area in the country’s northeast has sandy beaches. Some plants and animals thought to be extinct on surrounding islands can still be found in Dominica’s forests.

Dominica is known as “The Nature Island of the Caribbean” due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system. Originally, it was protected by sheer mountains which led the European powers to build ports and agricultural settlements on other islands. More recently, the citizens of this island have sought to preserve its spectacular natural beauty by discouraging the type of high-impact tourism which has damaged nature in most of the Caribbean.
Visitors can find large tropical forests (including one which is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites), hundreds of streams, coastlines and coral reefs.