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St Lucia
has a mountainous
volcanic interior and
much of the island is
covered in natural
rainforest with a rainy
season from May to
December (although it
does rain throughout the
year, even in the 'dry'
season) with tropical
north-easterly trade
winds.
There a several official
rainforest hikes and
recommended routes can
be obtained from the
Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries.
Hiking is not permitted
in the rainforest
without prior
permission. Trails
include the Enbus Saut
Falls trail, Des Carties
Rainforest (where you
are most likely to sea
the St Lucia Parrot (Jacquot)
/ Amazona Versicolor in
it's natural
environment), Edmund
Forest Reserve, Barre de
L'Isle trail, the
Forestierre trail and
the Millet Bird Sanctury
trail. See the Forestry
Department website for
more details:
http://www.slumaffe.org/Forestry_Department/forestry_department.html |
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Much of
the forest and mountains
can be viewed
successfully from the
mountain road which runs
down most of the western
side of St Lucia. The
road from
Anse La
Raye (image)
to
Soufriere
(image map) has
spectacular views of the
Grand Bois Forest. If
you are really lucky,
you may spot an elusive
Boa crossing the road! |
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Rainforest stream |
Rainforest tree covered
in Air plants |
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A
tropical rainforest is
characterized by having
more than 1750mm (or 68
inches) of rain a year.
28% of the world's
oxygen is created by
rainforests and they
account for more than
40% of the world's
animal, insect and plant
species. There are two
types; tropical
rainforests (generally
located between the
Tropic of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn) and
temperate rainforests,
located in cooler
climates. The St Lucia
rainforest is tropical. |
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What is
the difference between a
rainforest and a jungle?
A rainforest restricts
the number of plant
species at ground level
due to the lack of
sunlight; when the tree
canopy is thinned the
"rainforest" becomes a
"jungle" with the
increased growth of
dense plants at ground
level. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and photograph
guide to the Rain Forest on St Lucia.
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