2. St Lucia St Lucia is a separate country but it’s in a group of islands called the West Indies in America.

3. Facts n figures St Lucia is in the Caribbean Sea. Castries is the capital of St Lucia. 616 km 2 is the size of St Lucia. It is smaller than Shetland. The population is six times the size of Shetland (156,260). English is the main language in St Lucia.

4. Sport Scuba diving is big in sport at St Lucia.They go diving in the sea. There are lots of animals where people dive.They also do fishing and much more. Cricket is the most important sport in the West Indies but some people play basket ball.

5. Wildlife The St Lucia Parrot is endangered. By 1975 as few as 100 parrots survived in the wild. The forest was getting cut down and the parrots were getting shot. They are educating people and protecting the forest to make the parrot less rare.

6. Weather St Lucia is a warm place. It is coolest and driest from December to May. The hottest time in the year is June-August. During the hottest time of year, daytime temperatures can reach the 32-37 C. The rainy season is June- November.

7. History St Lucia was first settled by Arawak Indians about 200 A.D. Christopher Columbus first landed in the West Indies in October 1492. And then Europeans started to arrive.

8. Festivals The jazz festival is the most popular in st Lucia Pigeon Island is the home of the St. Lucia Jazz Festival. Pigeon Island is one of the Caribbean's most historic landmarks

9. Flag The flag of St. Lucia was officially adopted on March 1, 1967. The blue field represents the Caribbean Sea, and the triangles symbolize the island's famous Pitons - the twin volcanic peaks.

10. Food Callaloo soup, made from something similar to spinach, is the national dish They also eat lots of curries, seafood and pepper pot stew They have lots of tropical fruits including mangoes, papayas, pineapples, passion fruit, guavas, and coconuts.

11. summary If you go to St Lucia have a good time.