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Taxi and bus rates on Carriacou |
These were the Taxi rates and bus fares on Carriacou for a few years ago.
In the meantime prices have gone up about 20 percent but are still very reasonable.
Prices may vary slightly and are purely orientative.
If you have more recent price details then please let us all know by replying to this article in the Carriacou Talk Forum.
To get on board of a bus taxi , stand beside the road and raise your hand when you see a bus arriving.
Bear in mind that in the evening there are not many buses around.
If you in the evening decide to go out for a meal : if its further then walking distance you should make arrangements to get transport back home.
Taxi drivers on Carriacou are reliable.
I generally use Uncle Polo, but there are many other Taxi drivers.
This Taxi rate leaflet was distributed by Johns print shop.
 Taxi rates on Carriacou in the Grenadines |
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The Sabazan Well on Carriacou |
 The Sabazan well near Dumfries on Carriacou
Sabazan was probably the most elaborate of the large estate houses on Carriacou.
Constructed in the late 1700's or early 1800's the ruins contain an old well,
six foundations, a tower looking towards the sea and an elaborate cistern
system. (Frances Kay Brinkley, Pers. Comm.)
Significance of the Area: The ruins reflect the history of agricultural
development and the importance of water in Carriacou. It is a site of an
important Amerindian settlement. Nearby, at Dumfries is an old Cotton gin, lime
factory and French foundation. It is the home of some rare birds, e.g. the
mangrove cuckoo.
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Kalinago Petroglyphs on Grenada |
 Rock carving by the Kalinago inhabitants of Grenada Kalinago petroglyphs can be found near Mt. Rich, in the North
of the island Grenada.
Caribs or Kalinago
Kalinago meaning: island
Caribs.
The name the Amerindians who migrated up through the Antilles called themselves,
to distinguish themselves from their parent tribe in north west Guyana) resisted
the Spanish rather than succumbing like the more peaceful
Arawak
speaking
Taino's who preceded them.
For this they were demonized in much the same way as the "voodoo savages" of
Haiti would later be demonized for daring to overthrow their French slave
masters and threaten the whole system of Caribbean plantocracy.
These rock carvings are a major legacy of the Kalinago.
Theys seem to be placed symbolically, possibly to catch the sun's rays and
measure seasonal progress. Unfortunately, modern scholars know little about
their true meaning.
We take them for granted on a daily basis because they are basic communicators
of meaning within our culture.
Once removed from their original context, they are just as baffling to outsiders
as the Kalinago petroglyphs are to us.
Symbols commonly used by the Kalinago included owls
(representing the underworld) manatees (once inhabitants of Grenada's bays and
inlets), simple face designs, suns, moons, and cosmological figures.
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