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Belmont Lookout
ARROWROOT MILLS AT OWIA A long established crop on St. Vincent, arrowroot, has recently enjoyed a considerable restoration of its for- tunes, being in the manufacture of computer paper – a far cry from being one of grandma’s favoured baby foods and sauce thickening agents. St. Vincent is the world’s biggest supplier. You can visit the processing fac- tory at Owia.
BELMONT LOOKOUT The panoramic view of Mesopotamia Valey offered here is probably unsurpassed in the Caribbean. The richly fertile valley, often referred to as the ‘bread bas- ket’ of St. Vincent, is thickly planted with banana, nut- meg, cocoa, coconut, breadfruit and root crops: eddoe, tannia and dasheen. Mountain ridges rise all around with Grand Bonhomme dominating at 3193 feet. Rivers and streams come together at Mesopotamia to tumble down to the sea over the rocks of the Yambou Gorge.
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Photo courtesy of SVG Tourism Authority
BLACK POINT TUNNEL This tunnel is about 300 feet long and links Grand Sable with Byrea Bay. The tunnel was constructed by the British with the help of slave labour in about 1815 to provide an access route for sugar exports. The es- tates north of Byrea were distributed to British settlers after the end of the Second Carib War in 1796 for the cultivation of sugar cane. During periods of un- favourable weather, produce could be stored in the tunnel, as well as in a few nearby caves. Today, the tunnel is a local attraction and the area is used as a recreational park. The tunnel was a masterpiece of en- gineering skill for its time.
BOTANICAL GARDENS Located on 20 acres of land, on the outskirts of Kingstown, the Botanical Gardens are the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. Among St. Vincent’s wide variety of tropical trees and shrubs is a breadfruit tree from the original plant brought by Captain Bligh (of the Bounty
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