SAINT LUCIA ~ Balenbouche Estate - Laborie ~

... Lovely view of once more a dream holiday destination💚.... the island is home to many different landscapes, from rainforests and mountains to beautiful sandy beaches... St Lucia has many historical sites which give you some idea of the island’s colonial past... (The country passed back and forth 14 times between the English and the French)... the estate is a prime example of the type of eco-tourism propagated by the governments of the Lesser Antilles,  a concept which is just being realized consistently in the last few years... a lush plantation with amazing ruins from it’s past... and two private black sand beaches with protective high cliffs... Big Thanks Glenn!!乂❤‿❤乂→  Gem's World Postcards

Saint Lucia is a tropical island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea.  It is one of the Windward Islands and part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south of Martinique. The capital is Castries.

Balenbouche Estate is a 60 acre nature heritage site, organic farm, retreat center and St Lucia guest house located on the beautiful South-West Coast of St Lucia.

Stamps:

Christmas - Masqueraders
(Issued 24-12-1985)

SAINT LUCIA ~ Fruit and Flowers ~

... Fantastic colorful tropical flowers and bananas coming from the West Indies...  once more a dream holiday destination... don't know where it has been all this time as it was sent at Glenn's stop nr2... but I'm so glad it still arrived... with great matching banana stamp👍...
Big Thanks dear Glenn!! (✿◠‿◠)  → Gem's World Postcards

St. Lucia in general is known for its tropical vegetation. Orchids and exotic plants grow wild in the rainforests, with roadsides covered with many tropical flowers.

Banana is St. Lucia’s main export crop and were introduced on the island in the 1950's.  Three main kinds of bananas are cultivated commercially: the valery, the robusta, and the giant Cavendish.


The islands local bananas are known as figs and, as the St. Lucians say, they are in every pot,on every plate and behind every bar. A great variety of culinary specialties can be made with ripe bananas, green bananas, and plantains (cooking bananas)--all mainstays of the island's diet.



Photo: Cecil N.A. Clarke

Stamp:

Flowering Fruits
(Issued 05-12-2005)

SAINT LUCIA ~ Sulphur Springs - UNESCO ~

... A great Caribbean island postcard... known for lush rainforest, stunning beaches and delicious food... home to the world's only "drive-in" volcano... this giant crater was formed during a period of massive volcanic activity about 40.000 years ago... with hot springs, bubbling mud pools and steam vents... a major tourist attraction... Thanks a lot Trupti!! ❁◕ ‿ ◕❁

Saint Lucia is a tropical island in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean and part of the Lesser Antilles. It gained independence from Britain in 1979 and its capital is Castries.

The Sulphur Springs are situated  towards the southwestern side of the island, near Soufrière (French for Sulfur), the second largest town in St. Lucia. It is the most active geothermal area in the Lesser Antilles.

It’s 46 hectares area spreads between two hills that are centrally located within St. Lucia’s Piton Management Area UNESCO WHS. (2004)








Stamps:

Flora and Fauna
(Issued 19-01-1981)

Saint Lucia ~Vigie Lighthouse~

Got my first beautiful card from St Lucia today.... FANTASTIC!! Being in the West Indies, Carribean, it must be one of all times dream holiday destinations... But I can't understand why the beach looks so empty???:D

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.

The Vigie light house was built in 1914 and continues to serve crafts that utilize the Castries harbor.

Stamp:

Fruiting Trees )- The Custard Apple
(Issued 05-12-2005)